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Seedless table grape
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Choose early- and late-maturing varieties to extend the harvest season. Excellent on rectangular arbors, where different colors of table grapes can be grown together.
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‘Canadice’ (red, 4)
‘Mars’ (blue, 5)
‘Himrod’ (white, 4)
‘Reliance’ (red, 4)
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Labrusca grapes
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The rich flavor of these seedy grapes can be traced to wild North American species. Most produce downward-facing shoots, so they need a high trellis or can be grown on an arbor.
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‘Concord’ (blue, 4)
‘Niagara’ (white, 5)
‘Delaware’ (red, 4)
‘Ontario’ (white, 5)
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Muscadine grapes
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Improved native Southern species resist diseases and require minimal winter chilling. Most newer varieties are self-fertile. Muscadine grapes do well with an overhead, X-shaped trellis.
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‘Carlos’ (bronze, 7)
‘Noble’ (black, 7)
‘Nesbitt’ (black, 7)
‘Summit’ (bronze, 7)
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White wine grapes
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Newer hybrids have high productive potential even if grown in short-season areas. Upward-facing shoots require a two-tiered trellis and close management.
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‘Cayuga White’ (5)
‘Louise Swenson’ (3)
‘LaCrosse’ (3)
‘Traminette’ (5)
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Red wine grapes
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Newer hybrids have high productive potential if grown where summers allow complete ripening. Varieties with upward-facing shoots require a two-tiered trellis. Vines tend to be vigorous.
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‘Chambourcin’ (6) ‘DeChaunac’ (4)
‘Cynthiana’ (4)
‘Frontenac’ (3)
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