Grape - Canadice

The Candice Grape, Vitis 'Canadice', is a very good red seedless variety with compact fruit clusters of large berries. Grapes need full sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. With its large, shallowly-three-lobed, green foliage, it has flowers that are attractive to bees and ripe fruit is attractive to some hornets and wasps. It is a woody, deciduous, tendril climbing vine which typically grows 15-20 feet long, unless pruned shorter. A single grapevine produces enough new growth every year to roof an arbor, arch a walkway, or shade over a terrace or deck. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share. Grapes are primarily grown for fruit production in home fruit gardens where they provide good ornamental value: bold summer foliage, showy fruit, some fall color and shaggy, twisted trunking and branching often best seen in winter. Candice is very vigorous with good winter hardiness. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. Ripening in early September, it is considered to be a good grape for jams, jellies and fresh eating. ... get more information