Which statement describes cordon training?

Which statement describes cordon training?

• A. The trunk ends in a knob, or head.
• B. The system uses a vertical trellis to support canes.
• C. The green shoots emerge from fruiting canes annually.
• D. The vine has at least one permanent cane that extends from the trunk, called an arm or cordon.

Answer: (D)

Cordon training centers on creating a permanent framework from the trunk, with one or more canes kept as arms extending horizontally from the trunk. These arms, or cordons, form a fixed structure you prune and renew each season, rather than growing a new trunk or changing shape dramatically. That’s why the best description is that the vine has at least one permanent cane extending from the trunk, called an arm or cordon. The other descriptions describe different ideas: ending in a head refers to head-trained (or bush) vines, which don’t rely on long permanent arms; a vertical trellis describes the support structure rather than the defining permanent canes; and shoots arising from fruiting canes is a general growth pattern, not the hallmark of cordon training.

Cordon training centers on creating a permanent framework from the trunk, with one or more canes kept as arms extending horizontally from the trunk. These arms, or cordons, form a fixed structure you prune and renew each season, rather than growing a new trunk or changing shape dramatically. That’s why the best description is that the vine has at least one permanent cane extending from the trunk, called an arm or cordon.

The other descriptions describe different ideas: ending in a head refers to head-trained (or bush) vines, which don’t rely on long permanent arms; a vertical trellis describes the support structure rather than the defining permanent canes; and shoots arising from fruiting canes is a general growth pattern, not the hallmark of cordon training.