{"id":3883,"date":"2021-02-06T17:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espalier.org\/trained-fruit-forms\/cord\/oblique-cord\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:50:31","slug":"oblique-cord","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espalier.org\/en\/trained-fruit-shapes\/type-single-cord\/oblique-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"Oblique Cord"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3883\" class=\"elementor elementor-3883 elementor-2944\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01b139a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01b139a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d81976\" data-id=\"9d81976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b5f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3b5f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oblique Cord<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-710eafb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"710eafb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84cc148\" data-id=\"84cc148\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d518ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d518ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Basic Shape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6c60ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6c60ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f20a204\" data-id=\"f20a204\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd172b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfd172b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/enkel-schuin-snoer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/enkel-schuin-snoer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/enkel-schuin-snoer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/enkel-schuin-snoer-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c44fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d0c44fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/leivormen\/enkel-snoer\/schuin-snoer\/gewoon-schuin-snoer\/\">Regular Oblique Cord<\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">One slanting framework branch (planted slantingly or not)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bce40d9\" data-id=\"bce40d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce00ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cce00ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leifruit-Villa_Augustus-schuin-palmet-peer-Beurre-Hardy-schuine-snoeren-2014-08-23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leifruit-Villa_Augustus-schuin-palmet-peer-Beurre-Hardy-schuine-snoeren-2014-08-23.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leifruit-Villa_Augustus-schuin-palmet-peer-Beurre-Hardy-schuine-snoeren-2014-08-23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leifruit-Villa_Augustus-schuin-palmet-peer-Beurre-Hardy-schuine-snoeren-2014-08-23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/espalier.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leifruit-Villa_Augustus-schuin-palmet-peer-Beurre-Hardy-schuine-snoeren-2014-08-23-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17baf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c17baf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/en\/espalier-trained-fruit-locations\/villa-augustus\/\">Example<\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">More info about this leifruit location<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d1d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d1d83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c0d799\" data-id=\"1c0d799\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2e2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f2e2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-429b7de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"429b7de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a00295\" data-id=\"0a00295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfeb77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfeb77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Espalier with one framework branch that is guided upwards at an angle.<br>Intermediate form of <a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/en\/trained-fruit-shapes\/type-single-cord\/vertical-cord\/\">Vertical Single Cord<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/en\/trained-fruit-shapes\/type-single-cord\/horizontal-single-cord\/\">Horizontal Single Cord<\/a>.<\/p><p>Features:<\/p><ul><li>1 framework branch<\/li><li>framework branch is guided upwards at an angle<\/li><li>fruit wood is grown close to the framework branch<\/li><li>tree is planted vertically or at an angle<\/li><\/ul><p>The fruiting wood grows mainly on the top of the framework branch.<\/p><p>[mks_icon icon=&#8221;fa-thumbs-up&#8221; color=&#8221;#009900&#8243; type=&#8221;fa&#8221;] For <strong>more information<\/strong> See main article: <a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/en\/trained-fruit-shapes\/type-single-cord\/\">Single Cord<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0024b60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0024b60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e68bef4\" data-id=\"e68bef4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14f87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e14f87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specific Applications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42654ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42654ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d06218\" data-id=\"7d06218\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00566a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d00566a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Slanted Cord was previously used for 2 purposes:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Low walls <\/strong><br>A slanted cord was used along walls that were too low to place a straight cord. A slanted cord must be able to grow at least 300 cm long. In practice, the height of the wall determined the angle at which the cord was guided. An angle of approximately 45\u00b0 is ideal for evenly distributing growth and fruiting over the framework branch; this angle is not so critical.   <\/li><li><strong>Grape cultivation<\/strong><br>In the winter, diagonal strings of grapes could easily be loosened and laid on the ground to protect them from frost.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a86902 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a86902\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a08abed\" data-id=\"a08abed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09c817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f09c817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de2c7e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de2c7e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-493d3a9\" data-id=\"493d3a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81241f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81241f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both the Slanted Single Cord and the <a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/leivormen\/type-dubbel-snoer\/schuin-dubbel-snoer\/\">Slanted Double Cord<\/a> are easy to grow and maintain. Suitable for low walls (180-300 cm high) with espalier fruit. A Slanted Cord is otherwise comparable to a vertical cord.  <\/p><p>A diagonal cord is especially suitable for <strong>pip fruits<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Advantages <\/strong>of a frame branch with an inclined position:<\/p><ul><li><strong>balance between growth &amp; development<\/strong> <br>The tilted position is favourable for the relationship between <strong>vegetative growth<\/strong> (shoot and leaf formation) and <strong>generative development<\/strong> (flower and fruit formation).<\/li><li><strong>long framework branch at high fruit wall <\/strong><br>The slanting position makes it possible to maintain longer framework branches at lower fruit walls. You then need fewer trees to fill the available space. <\/li><\/ul><p>If you plant an <strong>entire row <\/strong>with one variety of the Slanting Cord, an intriguing pattern is created.<\/p><p>During the <strong>growing phase<\/strong>, please note that a diagonal cord can be created in different ways:<\/p><ul><li>Plant the tree <strong>at an angle <\/strong>and allow it to grow diagonally in the same line.<\/li><li>Plant the tree vertically, manually <strong>bend <\/strong>the central leader at a height of approx. 35 cm and allow it to grow at an angle.<\/li><li>Plant the tree vertically, prune it back to a height of 35 cm, then allow <strong>a bud on the side<\/strong> to grow and tie it at an angle.<\/li><\/ul><p>[mks_icon icon=&#8221;fa-thumbs-up&#8221; color=&#8221;#009900&#8243; type=&#8221;fa&#8221;] For <strong>more information<\/strong> See main article: <a href=\"https:\/\/espalier.org\/en\/trained-fruit-shapes\/type-single-cord\/\">Single Cord<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9437f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9437f34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc75479\" data-id=\"cc75479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce01d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce01d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Derived Variants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdde78c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdde78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c121932\" data-id=\"c121932\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d34a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d34a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following slate shapes are derived from the <strong>basic shape<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0d258 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0d258\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc56ea\" data-id=\"7dc56ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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