How to Head Prune Zinfandel Plants

Lesson on how to properly prune Head Pruned Zinfandel. Hamilton Pointe Vineyards, Santa Rosa Plateau. January 12, 2013

[@brianamanthei7246]

I'm grateful to have found this! I've been looking for ways to trellis grapes for my backyard, and have been put off by the amount of investment I was going to make just to trellis 4 vines. I LOVE the idea of a more natural growth and had never heard of head-pruning until now. This style will fit perfectly with my dwarf fruit trees. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@TuriFier]

My grandfather pruned the same way but only 3 spurs* 2 buds and the 🍇 was top quality

[@Razalipuchong]

good

[@doms132]

You don’t count the basil as a bud per se. I’d still leave 2 buds on top of the basil on head trained, zin especially.

[@oas1s2004]

Great video! Thanks for making it, I'm preparing to plant 7 zinfandel grapes tomorrow. I noticed you don't have a common cordon trellis. Just a support pole is sufficient? I may go with your technique... Do the grapes still grow well enough without the cordon wire?

[@yourGODLYhero]

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[@yourGODLYhero]

llamas sound terrifying