Norton vines

A decade has passed since we helped to introduce Petite Pearl and Frontenac blanc. Now they represent a substantial part of the landscape in cold climate vineyards and are producing award winning wines. We at Northeastern Vine Supply are continuing our operations while also protecting the health and safety of our employees and communities during this incredibly challenging time.

As an agricultural producer of food producing nursery stock, we are considered an essential business and will continue to deliver material and propagate vines for the future.

Our nursery at this time of year is run by a dedicated staff of just four, which gives us the opportunity to practice social distancing as well as have great control over our processes and procedures. Early ordering with Northeastern Vine Supply, Inc.

It takes more than 18 months for us to produce our premium quality bare root grapevines. Orders must be placed by March 1, There is a vine minimum order for custom propagation. Cuttings will be processed and grown in our outdoor nursery specifically for your order, eliminating any chance of supply shortages. Summer labor is much less than that required with Vertical Shoot Positioned VSP training as shoot positioning and leaf pulling are generally not required. Home - Norton Cynthiana - Grapevines.

Norton Cynthiana - Grapevines All plant material purchased now will be scheduled to ship in the Spring of Norton also known as Cynthiana is a V. Norton produces small to medium clusters of firm, round, black berries that ripen very late and require a warm growing season.

When fully ripe, Norton can produce a rich, full-bodied red wine with outstanding aging potential. Top Wire Cordon TWC Top Wire Cordon is arguably the most efficient training system for grapes, especially for procumbent or downward growing cultivators, especially those not prone to late season fruit rots due to shading of the fruiting zone.

At planting, one or two buds are retained near the graft union on grafted vines, or near the crown of the vine on own-rooted vines. Support is provided with a bamboo stake or other support. For grafted vines, the graft union should be planted above the ground so the scion variety does not produce roots.

Where winter graft union protection is needed in order to prevent winter injury, it is critical that the graft union be planted close to the ground " above final ground level , with graft unions covered with soil or other insulating material during the winter months.

Year Two. One cane is retained from the previous year's growth. This can be pruned and tied to the bottom wire, or a longer cane can be trained up to or on top fruiting wire if first years growth was vigorous. A second trunk can be started by leaving a short spur at the base of the vine, just above the graft union on grafted vines, or just above ground level on own-rooted vines.

In Year Two, crop should be limited by cluster thinning or defruiting in order to encourage vegetative growth. Year Three. A single cane can be pruned and trained in each direction from the head of the vine left side diagram , and cordon establishment can be initiated by retaining spurs on second year wood right side of diagram.

Spurs should be spaced about 6" apart. For highly fruitful varieties such as most French-American hybrids, spurs can be pruned to two to three buds. For Vitis labruscana species such as 'Concord' where basal buds nodes one to three on one year canes tend to be less fruitful, vines are short cane long spur pruned to five to eight buds.