Scott Henry Education

The nursery system belongs to the group of so-called tier nursery systems. In the early 1970s, the winegrower Scott Henry from the US state of Oregon (Umbqua Valley) had great problems with the vigorous growth of his vines in his vineyards. This manifested itself in compacted leaves, increased incidence of fungal diseases, declining yields and low colour intensity in red wine varieties. The vintner increased the pruning from two to four long fruit shoots. Henry distributed the developing shoots upwards and downwards (as in Smart-Dyson training). This resulted in a vertically divided foliage wall.

The system produces high yields and is suitable for mechanical use. It is a good alternative to trellis training. The main advantage over the latter is the 60% larger leaf surface and thus higher yields. Today, it is used in several variants in many wine-growing regions worldwide in locations where shoot growth is very vigorous. In Geisenheim, a special variant was developed with only half the cutting thickness, i.e. two fruiting canes. See a list of all systems under vine training.

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

The Wine lexicon helps me to keep up to date and refresh my knowledge. Thank you for this Lexicon that will never end in terms of topicality! That's what makes it so exciting to come back often.
Thorsten Rahn
Restaurantleiter, Sommelier, Weindozent und Autor; Dresden

Welcome back!

Scott Henry Education

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU