
Pruning Overgrown Grape Vines. Remove old branches back to the trunk to open up the interior of the plant, allowing more Use pruning shears to cut grape vine cuttings from established vines only as thick as a pencil. If you have a neglected or overgrown (call it what you want) grape vine, there is only one way.
For most grape vines you will need just one tool, a good pair of secaturs (hand-held pruning shears).
Severe pruning directs the plant's roots toward producing fresh new growth.
Remove old branches back to the trunk to open up the interior of the plant, allowing more Use pruning shears to cut grape vine cuttings from established vines only as thick as a pencil. Ornamental grape vines must be pruned and tended to keep a neat, structured look. Prune any side growth all the way back to the main trunk, leaving three or four evenly and oppositely spaced side branches.
