Logan Republican | 1904-03-30 | Page 2 | Immense California Grapevine

Immense California Grapevine. Tho largest grapevine In tho world is growing In tho Carplutorla Valloy, twelve miles east of Santa Barbara, Cal and Is called I.a Para Grande. It was started from a cutting sixty-one years ago by n Spanish woman. Dona Ayala. It Is eight feet four Inches In circumference nt Its base, and ono of the horizontal branches measures more than three feet In circumference. Tho trollls covers ubout a third of an aero nnd sixty henvy posts support it. Tho vino produces ns many as 5,000 bunches annually at a conserva- i tlvo estimate, and In good yoaru many I clusters measure twelve to fifteen I Inches In length and weigh six to eight pounds. Its owner estimates that la 1895 tho vino yielded ten tons of grapoB.