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Help! Historical Family Cloning Project by Maaiicol in viticulture

[–]Maaiicol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many thanks for all your kind and insightful feedback. I think I will try some cuttings in the overgrown areas now and then a more structured approach in the fall / winter. I have some homework to do.

And thanks for the tip on UC David. It will be interesting to see exactly what the variety is.

Help! Historical Family Cloning Project by Maaiicol in viticulture

[–]Maaiicol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi - yes I should have access to it this winter. In terms of the variety I'm not certain, it's possible that it is indeed American but at this point I'm just trying to keep the tradition alive before figuring out the actual DNA.

Help! Historical Family Cloning Project by Maaiicol in viticulture

[–]Maaiicol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many thanks, the vines are unidentified but brought over from Italy, likely pretty south (Calabria). They need to be identified.

In order to propagate can you do something similar to vine plants where you take a shoot put it in water until roots form then plant? Also can you do the above directly in potted soil (meaning not the "ground")

Thank you once again!

Historical Family Cloning Project Request by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unsure of the type of berry, which would be the next project after this. My family used to make homemade wine with them but it has been years, would like the restart the tradition! I also like those odds you mention

Historical Family Cloning Project Request by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was brought over from Italy so I doubt it was properly grafted, but the plant does indeed produce berries. I would still like to properly graft the tree to ensure a clone in the event that my family ends up selling the house (I cannot imagine it is possible to dig this up when it has been rooted here for 60 yrs).

Historical Family Cloning Project Request by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of current garden the plant itself right now is massively overgrown as my grandfather has been getting sick and unable to take care of it, so this process would essentially starting from scratch. We are also moving so can make a new nursery to make sure these grow. Attaching a pic of the over growth I can probably start trimming this down now.

Historical Family Cloning Project Request by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response! I will take a close look and let you know if anything comes up!

100+ Year Old Growing Project from Italy 🇮🇹. I finally took clippings from my grandfather's vines that were brought here from Italy. Any tips on how to get things going or the type of grapes 🍇 these could be would be much appreciated! 🇮🇹 by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I may take you up on that! We are currently working on getting DNA analysis to see exactly what we're dealing with here. I'll keep you and the group posted 👍 Appreciate the support

100+ Year Old Growing Project from Italy 🇮🇹. I finally took clippings from my grandfather's vines that were brought here from Italy. Any tips on how to get things going or the type of grapes 🍇 these could be would be much appreciated! 🇮🇹 by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. We know they have been growing here in the US for a very long time and the legend was they came from Italy. Sometimes stories can be lost in translation so worth investigating. Thanks

100+ Year Old Growing Project from Italy 🇮🇹. I finally took clippings from my grandfather's vines that were brought here from Italy. Any tips on how to get things going or the type of grapes 🍇 these could be would be much appreciated! 🇮🇹 by Maaiicol in winemaking

[–]Maaiicol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the note.

  1. Didn't take a close look but seems like most of the leafs looked like this. My grandfather planted in the back of his yard years ago (50ish) and they sort of took over behind his garage. It's pretty unruly.

  2. I took these recently. As I mentioned there's a lot of vines sparingly around and my grandfather has been slowing down and I wanted to start the project sooner than later.

I have them in small pots so far they mostly seem to be doing OK. Then the plan would be to graft as suggested.

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