Catawba grape pruning begins - What's happening in the field?

What's happening in the field?

At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Catawba grape pruning begins

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Pruning Catawba grapes began yesterday. Catawba is a winter hardy variety that is pruned earlier in the dormant season than the more cold tender grape varieties. The average pruning weight for reference vines in the West Catawba vineyard was 2.55 pounds. That translates to about 45 buds per average vine or about 6 buds per foot.

Breanne, Pat, Sylvia and Rachel pruning Catawba vines.
Breanne, Pat, Sylvia and Rachel prune Catawba grape vines.