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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.
A common question during this time of the year is âwhen and how to prune muscadine grapevines.â Mature vines left un-pruned can become a tangled mess of non-productive wood. Pruning is the key to maintaining healthy wood that will produce fruit. Mature vines should be pruned during the dormant season.