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WineEast The appearance of the canopy and clusters involved in the two-node hedging treatment spur pruning treatment, and the most time with non-pruned and five-node hedged vines. The second year in year two, the goal was to re-establish spurs in the vicinity of the cordons. therefore, pruning involved removal of 1-year old canes as well as misplaced 2-year old wood. it was not always possible to have two-node spurs spaced evenly on the cordons since some were dead. by focusing on bringing spurs as close to the cordon as possible, some treatments ended up with uneven number of spurs and thus an uneven GreenHoe_NewAd_1/4_9/22.qxp 9/28/09 9:30 AM Page 1 differed from the spur-pruned treatment at right. number of buds per vine. as a result, count buds were the lowest in non-pruned vines and highest in the two-node hedged vines. total shoots per vine followed the same trend as count buds and was directly influenced by count shoots. total cluster count per vine also was influenced by the total shoots per vine and was lowest in non-pruned vines and highest in spur and two-node hedged vines. however, bud fruitfulness in 2010 was not affected by pruning treatments applied in 2009. therefore, it is suggested that there is no carry-over effect of pruning type after winter injury that might negatively affect fruitfulness in the following season. GREEN GRAPE HOE Specialized Tools For Vineyards Weed Control and In-Row cultivation Basic Hoe comes with a Hillup and a Takeaway Blade. Additional attach- ments include .3 Tooth Cultivator, Undercutter Blade, Green Hoe with Rotary Head Attachment Rotary head, "NEW" Rolling Cultivator and "New" Brush Rake for removing trimmings out from under the trellis. Mention this code: WV12BG to receive 10% OFF entire order! 6645 West Main Road Portland, NY 14769 PHONE (716) 792-9433 FAX (716) 792-9434 WWW.GREENHOECOMPANY.COM Wines & Vines APRiL 2012 63 ( l e f t)