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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Muscadine pruning plans

The procedure is the same as with other grapes.  The difference is that where bunch grapes may have cordons three  to four feet long (on each side of the trunk), muscadines should have cordon arms as long as 8 to 10 feet.
> -Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com

From: "philip sauber" <mrtejas@lycos.com>
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> Reply-To: mrtejas@lycos.com, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 22:30:26 -0500
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Muscadine pruning plans

> I find it hard to find a reference that tells in detail how to prune muscadines into cordons from the beginning to year three.  Hopefully someone with experience can comment on my plans:
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> Now: Install one wire trellis with posts 16 feet apart and wire 5 feet high.  Plant bare root muscadines in middle of wire, prune back to a few stronger shoots 8" long or so.  Install 5 foot high stake.
> When shoots gets to 1 foot long, prune all but one
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> As shoot grows, pinch off laterals.  Tie shoot to stake.
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> When shoot gets to 5 feet long, cut it off and let two laterals below the wire grow as cordons.
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> End of year one: the cordons have grown about 1/2 of the intended length or 8 feet
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> First year Dormant pruning: prune spurs to 6-8" apart with 3 buds each.
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> Second year: let spurs grow to 18-20inches and keep cutting them back until the cordons are to desired length of 16 feet each(32 feet total).  Then let all shoots grow.
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> Second year dormant pruning: prune spurs to 6-8" apart with 3 buds each.
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> Year three: Vines are now desired length and spurs spaced to desired width apart.
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> I have 2 vines are the beginning of year three, supreme and late fry.  I got a few grapes from the late fry last year and am hoping for some grapes this year.  I have two vines at the beginning of year two, dixie red and black beauty.  This year I am planting darlene, granny val, pam, ison, and sweet jenny on a trellis.  I also have something called mortenson hard hardy grape.
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