Growth Stages of Grapevines

00 - 89 : BBCH scale
01 - 38 : Eichhorn & Lorenz code
A - J : Baggiolini scale

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Link to larger photo of Bud scales closed
00 - Bud scales closed
01 - Winter dormancy
A - Winter bud
Link to larger photo of Wool stage
05 - Wool stage
03 - Wool stage
B - Wool stage
Link to larger photo of Beginning of bud burst
07 - Beginning of bud burst
05 - Bud burst
C - Green shoot
Link to larger photo of Green tips visible
09 - Green tips visible
05 - Bud burst
C - Green shoot
Link to larger photo of First leaf unfolded
11 - First leaf unfolded
07 - First leaf unfolded
D - Leaf emergence
Link to larger photo of 3 leaves unfolded
13 - 3 leaves unfolded
09 - 2 to 3 leaves unfolded
E - 2 to 3 leaves unfolded
Link to larger photo of Inflorescences visible
53 - Inflorescences visible
12 - Inflorescences visible
F - Inflorescences visible
Link to larger photo of Inflorescences swelling
55 - Inflorescences swelling
15 - Inflorescences swelling
G - Inflorescences separated
Link to larger photo of  Inflorescences fully developed
57 - Inflorescences fully developed
17 - Infloescences fully developed
H - Flowers separated
Link to larger photo of First flowerhoods detached
60 - First flowerhoods detached
19 - Beginning of flowering
Link to larger photo of Full flowering
65 - Full flowering
23 - Full flowering
I - Flowering
Link to larger photo of 80% flowerhoods fallen
68 - 80% of flowerhoods fallen
25 - Late flowering
Link to larger photo of End of flowering
69 - End of flowering
27 - Fruit set
J - Fruit set
Link to larger photo of Berries lead-shot size
73 - Berries lead-shot size (3 mm)
29 - Berries lead-shot
(3 mm)
Link to larger photo of Berries pea-sized
75 Berries pea-sized
31 - Berries pea-sized
Link to larger photo of Beginning of berry touch
77 - Beginning of berry touch
33 - Beginning of berry touch
Link to larger photo of Berry touch
79 - Berry touch
Berry touch
Link to larger photo of Beginning of ripening
81 - Beginning of ripening
35 - Beginning of ripening
Link to larger photo of Softening of berries
85 - Softening of berries
Ripening II
Link to larger photo of Berries ripe for harvest
89 - Berries ripe for harvest
38 - Berries ripe for harvest

Photo credits to Novartis Crop Protection, Canada


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Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: November 2002
Last Reviewed: July 2003