Quick question about grape gender

[efBobby]

i noticed this when I pruned a vine I pulled down and trellised up.

New growth came with berries already on it so it spawned the question/confirmation:

(In regards to natives which generally aren't self fruitful) if your vine has fruit on it then it's a female, correct?

 

[Johnd]

i noticed this when I pruned a vine I pulled down and trellised up.

New growth came with berries already on it so it spawned the question/confirmation:

(In regards to natives which generally aren't self fruitful) if your vine has fruit on it then it's a female, correct?

Maybe more info than you want, but a good article to refer back to :

https://winemakermag.com/article/325-grape-breeding-101

 

[BigH]

if your vine has fruit on it then it's a female, correct?

Many (if not most) grape varieties have "perfect flowers", which have both male and female parts. Any vine with fruit is either a hermaphrodite or a female. St Pepin is one common example of a female variety.

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[efBobby]

That was a great read; thanks a bunch!