Muscadine Grape

Muscadine Grape Vitis rotundifolia Full to part sun; medium to moderately dry moisture level; rich loamy soil; ? pH. Can reach in excess of 90 feet height; blooms in June; greenish white flowers; ¾ inch, shiny, purple-black to bronze berries ripen in September and October. Growth Rate:  Fast Maintenance:  Does best with plenty of organic mulch.  Any pruning best done in winter when plants are dormant; otherwise they bleed profusely (however it is not fatal). Propagation:  Easy to propagate by layering or from cuttings of soft wood Native Region:  Statewide Vigorous vine that climbs by tendrils that wrap tightly around anything they can reach.   Does not have exfoliating bark like the River Grape.  Grapes (technically berries) have a soft, musky flavored pulp and make good jelly.  Cultivars are available with fruit nearly twice as large.  Fruit attracts wide variety of birds and mammals. vine;sun;medium;loam vine;sun;dry;loam vine;sun/shade;medium;loam vine;sun/shade;dry;loam

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