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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.
Save. Because grapevines (Vitis spp.) tend to grow so vigorously, pruning back your grapevine may seem like a daunting prospect. The fact that grapes, hardy from U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 10, are so vigorous will work to your advantage when you prune your vine, however.runing an Older Vine. Because fruits grow on the canes that are 1 year old, pruning a grapevine every year is necessary to ensure a harvest. As when you establish your grapevine, the goal with an older vine is to create a T shape, with new canes stretching across the horizontal trellis wire.