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Eichhorn-Lorenz Phenological Stages

Edith Byrne, Association Program Educator I
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

January 20, 2013

Eichhorn-Lorenz Phenological Stages:

(1) Winter dormancy
(2) Bud swelling
(3) Wool (doeskin stage)
(5) Bud burst
(6) Green shoot
(7) First leaf unfolded
(9) 2 to 3 leaves unfolded
(12) 4 to 6 leaves unfolded; inflorescence clearly visible
(15) Inflorescence elongating; flowers closely pressed together
(17) Inflorescence fully developed; flowers separating
(19) Beginning of flowering; first caps falling
(21) Early flowering; 25% of caps fallen
(23) Full flowering; 50% of caps fallen
(25) Late flowering; 80% of caps fallen
(27) Fruit set; young fruits beginning to swell
(29) Berries small; bunches begin to hang (4-6 mm)
(31) Berries pea-sized; bunches hang (7-10 mm)
(33) Beginning of berry touch
(35) Beginning of berry ripening
(38) Berries ripe for harvest

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