GRAPE VINES PRUNING. 



spiouous buds should not be pruned on the one-bud system, but on that which gives a 

 choice in disbudding and a good crop of grapes. 



Some vines show fruit freely for a time by close spurring, whilst others are the most 



- 



Fig. 88. SPUB-PBUNED VINES. 



References : H, vine in the first year of spur pruning : m, lowest wire of trellis ; n, bearing shoot spurred to two 

 buds ; o, bearing shoot spurred to one bud ; p, cane shortened so as to originate four bearing shoots (outlined) and 

 a leader ; q, laterals cut off close to the cane ; r, buds taken out. /, vine in the second year of spur pruning : s, leader 

 cane ; t, bearing shoots pruned to two buds ; w, bearing shoots pruned to one bud ; dotted lines indicate the direction 

 of shoots from the buds left ; v, good system of bearing when pruned to two buds ; w, shoot not allowed to bear fruit ; 

 x, bad plan of bearing in pruning to two buds. /, spur pruning with two buds : y, bearing shoot cut away after 

 fruiting ; z, unfruited shoot shortened to two buds dotted lines indicate third year's growths : a, shoot allowed to bear, 

 and cut away afterwards to c ; b, shoot uncropped and shortened to two buds. 



profitable on the alternating principle, or spurring to two buds, as shown in H, n. The 

 upper bud breaks the stronger and produces the fruit as in /, v ; the other shoot, as /, w, 



o o 2 



