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Muscadine Grapes

A native of eastern  US, in areas where it is adapted, the Muscadine grape is a favorite for home plantings. It is highly desirable for juice, jam, and jelly. Some varieties are cultivated for the exceptional quality of the wine. It cannot be successfully grown where temperatures fall below 10 degrees F, however, which limits its production.

Many varieties have imperfect flowers and require pollination from either male or perfect-flowered varieties. Of those suggested for planting, Carlos, Magnolia, and Dearing are perfect-flowered and will supply adequate pollination for the other varieties.

As with most new small plants from the nursery, you might want to consider removing all blooms the first year and half of the blooms the second year in order that the root system can fully develop.

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