Muscadine Training, Pruning and Canopy Management
Muscadine Training, Pruning and Canopy Management
Muscadine Training, Pruning and Canopy Management
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<strong>Muscadine</strong> <strong>Training</strong>, <strong>Pruning</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Canopy</strong> <strong>Management</strong>SRSFCAgent <strong>Training</strong>E. B. PolingSept. 13, 2006
Vertical Single WireSlide 1
Two-wire “vertical” trellis with 4arms/vineSlide 2
Removing the lower two armsat dormant pruningPhoto compliments ofB. Faulkner, Wayne Co. CESSlide 3
Two wire (horizontal) training systemSlide 4
Overhead arborsSlide 5
North Carolina SystemSlide 6
<strong>Muscadine</strong>s – were allowed to growwild until early 1900’sVitis rotundifoliaTrellising not introduced until 1907Slide 7
Single trunk vines: cordonsupport systemsVertical wiretrellises(# 1, #2)# 2 is not recommededin <strong>Muscadine</strong>s1. Single wire (5 ft) 2. Double wire (2 ½, 5 ft)Horizontal– double wire trellis(#3)Slide 83. Geneva Double Curtain (GDC)Photo of GDC
Initial <strong>Training</strong> Goals• Year 1 – rooting, trunk establishment• Year 2 – straight trunk, strong arms• Year 3 – complete the trainingSlide 8a
<strong>Training</strong> in First YearAG-94Slide 9
Second Year• 1. Single Trunk• 2. Permanent arm (cordon)• 3. Harvest light crop4 Bearer3Slide 1012
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Fruiting Habit of <strong>Muscadine</strong>s• Source of fruiting wood?• Bud location• Selecting quality woodSlide 11a
Fruiting Habit & <strong>Pruning</strong>Slide 11 b
New shoot (early May)Count budon spur (1 yr wood)Slide 12
Late September – before harvestin piedmont, NCThe shoots inthis canopy weresummer pruned (shortened);otherwise the shoots wouldreach the ground.Slide 13
Bud forms in leaf axilaxilGrowing seasonDormant seasonSlide 14
Close-up 1 year wood (cane)DefinitionCane – growth of thecurrent season or shootsthat have become woodySlide 15
Close-up: Single bud on 1 yr.wood & new shootFlowerclusterSlide 16Single bud (winter)Shoot from single bud(next growing season)
1 year wood <strong>and</strong> budsbudbudSlide 17
Weak (top) vs. healthy(bottom) 1 year woodSlide 18
NO <strong>Pruning</strong>Slide 19
Using hedgers to pruning away unwanted 1 yearwood, <strong>and</strong> to “shape the vine” so that the zone offruitful 1 year wood is inside the imaginary circleson each armpermanent armsSlide 20<strong>Pruning</strong> away excess 1 year wood
Before <strong>and</strong> AfterSlide 21
Best time to prune?You will not see“bleeding” frompruning cuts inDec-Jan-early FebSlide 22
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<strong>Pruning</strong> cut-off date?Bleeding frompruning cuts willnot harm the vineSlide 24
Basic Tools NeededLoppersH<strong>and</strong>PrunersGlovesSlide 25
1 year woodSlide 26
1 st winter – prune back to just1 budcordonSlide 27
4-inch spur (2-3 buds)Count bud number 3 Count bud number 2 Count bud number 1 CordonSecond Winter Dormant <strong>Pruning</strong> Slide 28
Close-up of fruit spurThird Winter <strong>Pruning</strong>Slide 29
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Mature healthy vineCordon of a healthy5 year old vine –each year the 1 year‘fruiting spurs’ movefurther from the cordon3 yearSlide 31Bearer1 yearwood2 year
Older vine with less fruitful“bearers”Slide 32
Problems – older vinesBarren section ofcordon – must leavemore spurs in otherareas to compensate2 ft – nofruit spursSlide 33
Prune to a1 bud renewalspurLeaving 1 base budSlide 34
C<strong>and</strong>idate for cordon renewalin another year?Slide 35
Putting it all together!Slide 36
Vertical Single Wire – Research Questions100 buds/arm?20 spurs/arm x 5 budsSlide 37
Severe pruning200 buds/vine100 buds/arm20 spurs/arm5 buds/spurSlide 38
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Hedged Only (600 bud/arm)Slide 38b
RetainedSpurSpacing6 inch8 inch10 inch12 inchBudsBuds/10ftBuds/ft z20151210BEARERS/10 ft150757.53.755.006.257.50Fresh200100105.006.678.3310.0025012512.56.258.3310.4212.50Proc_300150157.5010.0012.5015.0035017517.58.7511.6714.5817.50Mech_4002002010.0013.3316.6720.0045022522.511.2515.0018.7522.505002502512.5016.6720.8325.008004004020.0026.6733.3340.00z(4-6 shoots are recommended per ft vienyard row in bunch grapes)Slide 39
Extension <strong>Pruning</strong>DemonstrationsSlide 40