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The time to prune grapevines is from January through the first of March, when the grapes are dormant. There are two types of grape pruningâcane pruning and spur pruning. Mature plants should be pruned yearly to remove all growth except new one-year-old fruiting canes and renewal spurs. Grapes are produced from buds that will grow into shoots on one-year old canes.
See growing grapes to learn how to plant, trellis, and care for your grapes. When pruning grapes, youâre going to give your grapes a major haircut. Youâll prune off 80% - 90% of your grapevine. Each healthy plant will support 50-60 grape buds. This summer, these buds will develop into clusters of grapes and leaves.verything else will be pruned off the grape plant. What to look for when choosing your main trailing grapevines: 1  Young and healthy wood. 2  Each vine should have about 15 buds. 3  A side branch coming off the main trailing vine counts as one bud. 4  You will prune these side branches in step 3.