. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees : grapes, roses, shrubs, etc., Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Dansville Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. GRAPES. â 2 Pruning.âAnnual and careful pruning is essential to the production of good grapes. If the roots are called upon to support too much wood, they cannot bring to maturity a tine crop of fruit. The pruning should be done in November, December, February or March, while the vines are entirely dormant. Training- Vines.âThere are man
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees : grapes, roses, shrubs, etc., Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Dansville Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. GRAPES. â 2 Pruning.âAnnual and careful pruning is essential to the production of good grapes. If the roots are called upon to support too much wood, they cannot bring to maturity a tine crop of fruit. The pruning should be done in November, December, February or March, while the vines are entirely dormant. Training- Vines.âThere are many methods of training grape vines, but as trel- lises are more generally employed, we will confine our suggestions to a description of the trellis method. To construct a trellis, take posts of oak, cedar or chestnut, 8 to 10 feet long; set them 3 feet in the ground and about 12 feet apart. Stretch No. 9 galvanized wire tightly along the posts, and fasten them to each. Let the first wire be 18 inches from the ground, and the distance between the wires about 12 inches. Wooden slats about 1 by 2 inches may be substituted for wires. Trellises should be at least 10 feet apart; a greater distance is preferable. Set the vines about 20 feet apart. Prune the vines to two canes each for two years after they are planted. In February or March these canes Should he cut back to 5 or 6 feet each, and tied along the lower wire or slat of the trellis, FRUITED GHAI'K YINK. When the growth commences in spring, the young shoots must be reduced by dis- budding, so that they may stand about a foot apart on the cane, selecting, of course, strong, healthy shoots; as they grow they are tied up to the second, third and fourth wire or slats, and all superfluous ones removed, as well as the young laterals which will appear on vigorous vines; but the fruit-bearing shoots are allowed to extend themselves at will until September, when they may be pinched off at the end to assist the ripenin
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