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UMN resources for successful apple and grape pruning

A person dressed in winter gear pruning a dormant apple tree with snow in the background.
The ability to back up with already established free-standing apples trees can be challenging. Good pruning and training practices, year by year, can guide a tree into having a strong structure and canopy microclimate conducive to good fruit quality.


The University of Minnesota (UMN) wants to support your efforts to learn how to prune dormant, woody fruit crops! 

Recent posts on UMN Fruit and Veg News have highlighted upcoming events to deepen your knowledge about pruning either cold climate grapes or apples (feel welcome to join us for both if you grow both crops!)

Links to information about 2025 pruning events:
  1. In-person pruning workshops (Dates: various dates and times in March)
  2. Noon pruning webinars  (Dates: February 14th and 28th at noon)

The following resources were previously created by UMN and provide information to assist pruning practices. Keep in mind that recordings of both upcoming pruning webinars will also be available on the UMN Small Farms YouTube channel for those unable to attend live sessions.

Grapes

Videos:

Pruning grapevines in Minnesota  (Level: Beginner)

UMN Extension grapevine winter injury   (Level: Beginner to advanced)

 
 

Articles or web pages: 
 
 
Tying Vines (Level: Beginner)

Prevent spur creep in cold climate grapevines (Level: Intermediate to advanced)

Apples

Videos:

UMN Extension apple pruning tips: Part one (Level: Beginner to advanced)
UMN Extension apple pruning tips: Part two (Level: Beginner to advanced)
UMN Extension apple pruning tips: Part three (Level: Beginner to advanced)

General

Caring for winter pruning tools (Level: Beginner to advanced)
 

Subscribe to the Small Farms YouTube channel and the UMN Extension Fruit and Vegetable News for more informative videos on growing and managing fruits and vegetables in Minnesota.



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