| Proper pruning of your backyard
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| | two methods of pruning grapevines are
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| grapevines is essential to maintain vine
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| | short "spurs" and long "canes". The idea
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| size, shape, and yield of the grapes. If
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| | behind spur and cane pruning is the same.
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| you don't prune your vines, they will
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| | They differ in which of the buds are the
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| become unruly, tangled messes. Fruit
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| | most fruitful on the particular variety
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| ripeness will suffer. Overproduction of
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| | you are pruning. Varieties where the
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| the vine may lead to premature death. It
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| | bottom buds are fruitful are spur pruned.
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| is also one of the harder things to
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| | Varieties where the bottom buds aren't
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| visualize but one of the easier things to
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| | fruitful are generally cane pruned.Spur
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| accomplish for the home gardener.Pruning
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| | pruned vines are trained to heads and
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| is performed in the early spring while
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| | cordons. The difference here is that
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| the vine is still dormant. This is done
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| | head trained vines are pruned to a couple
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| in February, March, or early April
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| | to several spurs close in to the main
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| depending upon when the grapevines
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| | trunk of the vine. Cordon trained vines
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| generally come out of dormancy and bud
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| | have arms extending out from the trunk,
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| out.Pruning the grapevine and training
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| | on each side, with several spurs
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| the vine go hand-in-hand. You must
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| | generated along the main frame of the
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| decide the way you want to train the vine
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| | arms. Either way of training has spurs
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| in order to prune it correctly. Vines
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| | of two to three buds each.Cane pruning
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| that "droop" should be trained to a top
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| | involves leaving at least one long cane
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| wire of about 6 feet. Canes are then
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| | of one-year old wood on each side of the
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| pruned and trained outward from the
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| | trunk. The number of buds to leave
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| middle on each side of the trunk. As the
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| | depends on the variety and how much
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| new shoots grow, they droop on each side
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| | growth of the vine occurred during the
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| of this high pruned wire, naturally,
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| | last growing season. Usually, 7-12 buds
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| taking in account of their habit of
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| | are left on each cane. But this is
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| growth. Concord, and other native
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| | relative. And that's where pruning
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| American varieties are typical of those
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| | becomes an art. After several years you
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| varieties that droop downward
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| | will gain a "feel" of how many buds to
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| naturally.Varieties that grow upright are
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| | leave based upon its performance in the
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| trained to a low wire of about 3 feet and
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| | prior growing season.Besides the cane
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| allowed to grow upward according to their
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| | that is left, a small, two-bud spur is
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| natural growth habit. These varieties
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| | left for next year's cane and spur.
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| need several wires above the trained
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| | That's why this method is often referred
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| canes in order that the upright growing
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| | to as cane and spur pruning. The spur
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| shoots have something to attach to.
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| | that is left at pruning time is known as
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| Often, you will need to tie the growing
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| | a renewal spur. It gives rise to next
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| shoots to these wires to keep the grown
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| | year's cane and renewal spur.Each year
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| going up and to prevent wind damage.
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| | the job of pruning will become easier.
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| European grapes, V. vinifera, and many
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| | You will soon begin to understand what is
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| hybrid varieties (crosses between the
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| | happening as you watch your vine grow
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| European grape and American species) fall
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| | during the summer. Your visualization of
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| into this category.Whether trained to a
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| | how the vine is supposed to look each
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| high wire or to a low wire, the pruning
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| | year will grow. This will make the
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| techniques are the same. The amount of
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| | pruning each spring go smoothly.The tools
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| one-year old, fruitful wood to be left
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| | used to prune your grapevines are hand
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| after pruning is dependent upon the
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| | pruners, loppers, and small handsaws.
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| amount of vegetation produced during the
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| | Select the appropriate pruning tool to
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| previous growing season. Usually, around
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| | remove the wood as cleanly as possible
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| 90-95% of last year's growth is pruned
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| | and reduce unnecessary injury to the
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| off. The wood left is dependent upon the
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| | vine. Hand pruners are used to remove
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| variety, how vigorous last years growth
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| | one year old wood. Older wood requires
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| was, whether the variety over produces or
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| | the use of loppers. Sometimes old,
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| under produces, and how old the vine is
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| | unfruitful trunks need to be removed.
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| all enter into how you will prune
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| | This is where the handsaw comes
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| it.Grapes bear fruit on one year old
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| | in.Learning the art of grapevine pruning
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| wood. Thus when you prune the vine you
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| | takes time and practice. You can contact
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| will be leaving one year old buds to
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| | your local county Ag Extension agent or
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| produce the fruit clusters this year.
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| | Agricultural University for bulletins on
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| Much of what will be removed is two year
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| | grapevine pruning. These grapevine
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| wood with attached canes from last year's
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| | pruning bulletins have drawings and
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| growth (that won't be needed this year)
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| | pictures of what you are trying to
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| and excess one year old canes. When
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| | accomplish and will make your pruning
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| pruning you will be trying to balance the
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| | easier. Just make sure that you prune
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| growth of the vine based upon how it grew
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| | your grapevines every year to maintain
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| and bore fruit last year.Excessively
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| | their size and shape, and to maximize the
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| vigorous vines that overbore their fruit
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| | fruit production and overall fruit
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| last year will be pruned with more buds
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| | quality.Jim Bruce has been growing grapes
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| as this will de vigor the growth and
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| | since the mid-seventies under a range of
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| balance the vine's growth this year. Low
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| | growing conditions. His Rist Canyon
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| vigor vines will be left with fewer buds
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| | Vineyards is a research project to aid
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| to invigorate their growth this year.The
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| | others in growing grapes.
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