Grape - Marquis

Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. The skin is thick, flesh is melting and very juicy and the seed traces are medium in size and soft. This vigorous grower produces abundant crops early-to-late September. The skin softens as the berries continue to ripen. Eat them off the vine or use them for cooking in jellies, jams and desserts. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. 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. It has excellent flavor, good cold hardiness, and is a great choice for home gardens. Flowers of Marquis are perfect, self-fertile, and bloom in mid-season. 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. The Marquis Grape, 'Vitis 'Marquis', is a mid-season, white seedless grape with large, round berries borne in large clusters. Considered to be a good grape for juices and jellies. Foliage and fruit are moderately susceptible to powdery mildew, downy mildew, and black rot. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. ... get more information