This allows the grapevine to focus its energy on maturing ... The first is called cane pruning, which involves cutting back the plant to two lateral canes that emanate from a central trunk.

Grapevines are exuberant climbers ... mixed with the next season's stems making their early growth. To prune the plants, cut out the fruited canes at ground level and replace them on the wires ...

Grapevines are ideal plants for covering gaps ... the rootball is level with the surface of the soil. Push a 1.8m (6ft) cane behind the vine. Cut the vine back to leave three healthy buds, which ...

This removes the majority of the vine’s growth from the previous year. Unlike the other major vine training system, cane pruning, spur pruning can be mechanized, and is generally preferred in warmer ...

Cane Pruning: A vine training system in which the vine’s oldest ... Canopy: The green foliage of a grapevine is called the canopy. The canopy can be trimmed or thinned to manage the amount of air and ...