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flowers and vines in Lavaux - november & december 2016

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winter silhouettes
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carpinus betulus seeds
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liquidambar styraciflua
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cushion moss at its greenest
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mahonia x media 'winter sun'
winter interest
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dried up hydrangea flower
even in winter there are many different and interesting shapes and colors to be seen...
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viburnum opulus berries
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is in fact a berry
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harvest in winter and leave to ripen to soft and sweet
diospyros kaki
persimmon or sharon fruit 
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like decorations on a christmas tree
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originally from China, unusual when grown in colder regions
​(upto -5°C)
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single cordon de royat​
easy to prune and maintain

lower-yielding so higher quality grapes

​vines grow up against trellis (wires)
training grape vines
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typically done in winter once plants are dormant
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double cordon de royat
more evenly developing growths for higher quality and more concentrated grapes

lot of control over the height of the vine and canopy placement
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helps to keep the vineyard 'sanitary'
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gobelet
usually in warmer climates with poor soils

​do not require a trellising system

​(just a simple stake)
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single guyot
in cooler climates, this cane pruning protects better from frost

for low to moderate vigor vineyards
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fewer buds and vine growth per linear foot
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