Grape Stakes

Grape Stakes are small-diameter steel stakes you install beside young vines during vineyard establishment, giving each vine the support it needs to grow straight and strong before you begin cordon or cane training. You remove them once the trunk has developed enough strength to stand on its own. Tell us your row spacing and vine variety and we'll help you specify the right stake length and gauge.

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At a glance

Grape Stakes at a glance.

Definition

Temporary vine support during establishment

Small-diameter steel stakes that direct your young vines' growth straight upward through the first years after planting, before permanent trellis structure takes over the support role.

Planting phase

Post-planting to cordon training

Supports upright vine development during your establishment years, when wind, ground disturbance, and growth pressure threaten to bend young stems or create weak trunk geometry.

Product form

Small-diameter steel

Small-diameter steel in 18–12 gauge; 2 to 6 feet lengths; plain finish.

Also known as

Also called training stakes in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it tutor de hierro.

US English: training stake
Español (US): tutortutor de hierro

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How it works

Driven into soil beside the vine, stake guides upright growth

Drive the stake into the soil next to the young vine and tie the vine stem to it as growth progresses. The stake holds the vine stem vertical against wind and ground movement, letting it develop a strong, straight trunk ready for cordon or cane training once establishment is complete.

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Choose grape stakes (light wire gauge sizes) for placing one stake beside each young vine during establishment.
Pencil Rod
Choose pencil rods (solid diameter, smooth or corrugated surface) when you want a heavier support that also serves as a training guide for shoots and branches.

Common applications

Where it is used.

Application

Young wine grape vineyard establishment

Directs upright trunk development in your VSP systems and other training methods through the establishment years after planting.

Application

Table grape and raisin vine establishment

Maintains vine alignment and trunk integrity during the planting-to-maturity transition in your table grape T-trellis and raisin systems.

Application

Wind protection and trunk development

Prevents wind sway and breakage while your vines build the strong, straight trunk geometry that mature cordons and canes depend on.

What else are grape stakes called?

In the US, they are called training stakes. In Spanish, they are tutor. They support shoots during the training phase in vineyard and orchard establishment.

What sizes do grape stakes come in for vineyard and orchard use?

Grape stakes for vineyard and orchard training systems are supplied in multiple lengths for support. They provide individual shoot support during the establishment and early canopy training development.

Vineyard & Orchard Systems

Temporary establishment-phase vine support

Grape Stakes carry your vines through the establishment window, holding each trunk straight until it's strong enough to take on cordon or cane training. Once vines mature, permanent structure — line posts, wires, pencil rods — takes over the support role your stakes provided.

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