Double Cord
Description
Espalier form with two (long) framework branches, which usually grow in opposite directions (2-sided espalier form)
Both framework branches grow either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally upwards.
Features
- 2 framework branches (via a T-junction)
- both branches lie in one flat plane
- fruit wood is grown close to the framework branch
In most cases the espalier shape is two-sided and mirror-symmetrical.
Naming
Full name: double cord
Popular name:
double cord
Synonym:
double sided cord
double cordon
Historical name:
double-armed cord
2-armed cord
Alternative name:
Synonym: doubled cord,
2-armed cordon,
two-armed cord
Advice
A Double Cord offers more possibilities than a Single Cord.
Main Types of Double Cords
Each main type has subvariants.
Horizontal Double Cord
T-junction with two horizontal framework branches.
Image shows the basic shape.
Y shape
T-junction with two slanting framework branches.
Image shows the basic shape (Y shape).
Vertical Double Cord
T-junction with two vertical framework branches.
Image shows the basic shape (U-shape).
Referrals
1 Sided Low Beveled Palmette
(Alias: 1-sided Slanted Double Cord)
