To: THURSTON ACKERMAN
Subject: Concord grapes gender??
TA>Strangely all three vines produce considerable folliage growth each
TA>season (inspite of the drought we have experienced this summer 8-(
TA>but only on vine has produced any fruiting.
  It might be an age and nutrition thing. Not all cuttings progress at
  the same speed.
TA>I know some fruit trees have male and female genders. Do common grape
TA>vines also gender? Is it likely cuttingsfrom a fruit producing vine
TA>would have diverse gender?
  Highly unlikely, Ack. Cuttings have the same DNA as their mother
  stock. The two possibilities that might explain this discrepancy
  (other than tincture of time) are - you accidentally rooted a sport,
  which can produce differently from the other branches of that
  particular vine. Or, a different grape vine had taken root among the
  other one's twisty branches, and you took cuttings from it, rather
  than the one you wanted.
  However, most grape vines have both male and female flowers; so
  eventually you will get fruit from all the vines, provided good grape
  management is practiced. Don't do anything hasty! :-)
                    ...Sandra...
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