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Grapevines on wire trellises, Hastings

Grapevines on wire trellises, Hastings

New Zealand grapevines are trained onto tiers of horizontally arranged wires, to expose the leaves and fruit to maximum sunlight.

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Viticulture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/viticulture/4/2