Trees & Vines
- July 31, 2024
- High-wire trellises prep vineyards for hotter climate
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A high-wire trellis system for winegrapes, at right, rises above a traditional vineyard alignment, at left. Researchers say high-wire systems provide better shade and more protection from heat and sun.
Photo/University of California, Davis
- July 31, 2024
- Heat wave messes with table grape harvest, volumes
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Kern County grower Mark Hall stands in a vineyard earlier this month during harvest of Flame Seedless grapes. He says the state’s unrelenting heat wave has begun to damage some varieties.
Photo/Sal Ruedas