Cordon Royat vs. Guyot Vine Training / Pruning / Taille

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Ryan and Joe O'Connell explain the differences between Cordon Royat (Spur) and Guyot (Cane) pruning. These are different methods to trim the vines back during the winter. They affect the eventual growth and yield of the plants in unique ways.

Ryan and Joe explain why they are switching over to Cordon Royat at O'Vineyards.

That loud noise is the very strong wind that is characteristic of the region. I edited it down a little, and it sounds like we're underwater sometimes as a result. I'll get a better mic one day, I promise!

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[flipthenuts]

this only adds to the stereotype that african women know a lot about nature

[mroconnell]

@flipthenuts hahaha

[kochichris]

we have always 2 or 3 stying on the line(the third can be later off, or be use again, if a late frost, thats happen in may, then we can use it, or puth it away) i'm verry imprisive how other vineyard-workers/makers, busy are with the wineplants=3 how they work on~ and care it~ its fine to learn nice stuff from you^-^

[mroconnell]

I think you've got it. Except that royat doesn't always prune to two eyes on each side. But ya, you've got the old canes which will sprout new shoots at the spurs/eyes each year.

[theTeabag]

Never mind, I've found the information myself.

Ever since the arm is older than 2 winters, the young fruit-bearing shoots always grow from last-years shoots that have been shortened to two eyes in the autumn or late winter.

In the following autumn (or late wint) the upper shoot is removed together with the eye it grew from.

You only leave the lower shoot and cut it back to two eyes again.

In the spring two fruit-bearing shoots will grow from it and the history repeats itself on and on.

[theTeabag]

mroconnell, please explain me one thing.

If I'm not wrong, fruit-bearing sprout can only grow from last year's shoot - everything that grows from the older wood will not bear fruit.

Cordon de royat consists of a few-year-old trunk with its arm and young shoots that bear fruit

But where do those fruit-bearing shoots grow from????

They can't grow directly from the arm if the second paragraph of my post is correct.

[GunitForLyfe]

kewl

[victoriaandleila]

Very interesting and informative--thanks for posting this video.

[kowala9]

Cain and Able Pruning.