Re: todays problem

I have long wanted one of those, Donna.

If it's going great guns, I should think you could cut it back hard
with no real problems, esp. this early in the season.

Once grapes get established, they are tough to kill.  I have been
pulling all new growth off a wild grape vine snaking across the
ground for about 3 years and it's still trying to put out new
sproingers.  

I sure wouldn't treat V. coignetiae that way, but I should think you
could go in there and remove what you have to so that you can shift
it in the direction you want it to go - tie it to the fence; old knee
high nylons are perfect for this.  If you give it a bit of direction,
new growth will then move into the fence, I should think.  

I think they are normally pruned in late winter; very early spring,
but will not swear to this - it might be done in the fall as I know
the wild ones bleed like mad if cut while the sap is running -
doesn't seem to kill them, tho'.  

If nervous about it, you could find the farthest end and cut that
back and wait a bit to see what happens.  I would imagine it would
put out new growth; the wild ones seem to be willing to do this all
season if you cut them back.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> Problem in a nut shell...
> 
> Vitis coignetiae (Crimson Glory Vine). Last season
> this decided to grow, and I mean grow! Unfortunately I
> was busy and did not train it. So yes, I have a mess
> here now.
> 
> So!.. How much can I prune it without killing it? It
> has already sprouted, flowered, and appears to be
> creating grapes at the moment....
> 
> It is planted by my front garden entrance and thought
> was to cover the the 14 ft of chain link fence
> there... it did, back and forth about 5 times. Had I
> gotten to it and ran it thru the fence, I would be
> happy... now it appears to be a foot or so from the
> fence and a mess.... hard to describe, but just ain't
> gonna look well where it is. If the grapes mature, it
> will break the woody vine as it has no support
> in-between.
> 
> So... now what do I do?
> 
> Donna- who doesn't care about the grapes, bought it
> for cover and fall color.
> 
>
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