| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Indehiscent Other: clusters averaging 4 ounces |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Green Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Espalier |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects: wasps, bees, robber flies, preying mantis, lacewing, lady bugs |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: over winter in moist soil Scarify seeds: rub in sieve when cleaning Days to germinate: 2-3 weeks Depth to plant seed: 1/2-1 inch Will not come true from seed Other info: self fertile and female offspring |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: rooted crown suckers |
| Pollinators: | Self Wind Various insects |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Parentage: | Red Bland (wild Vitis aestivalis X Vitis vinifera) X wild Vitis aestivalis |
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