
Site Specs
- Block size (from right to left) 1.4ha, 4.2ha, 2.1ha, 3.7ha, 6.4ha, & 5.6ha
- Clones Abel, 5, 6, 114, 115, 667, 777, & 10/5
- Vertical shoot positioning trellis system, supported by steel strainers & posts
- Large onsite reservoir & overhead frost protection system. Water’s latent energy is most reliable in the fight against frost setting.
- Up to 150 frost days annually
- Elevation : 223 - 230m AMSL
- Average growing degree days 1050 GDD (2018 season - a record 1400 GDD)
- Detailed & historical Bendigo climate and weather data here
- Potential for expansion in production from additional planting 50 - 80% (approximately 16ha)
- Soil types Molyneux shallow sandy loam, loessial & alluvial
