Catawba Grape

Vitis labrusca 'Catawba'

Pronunciation: VI-tis luh-BRUS-kuh
SKU #07631
4-8

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OVERVIEW
Description A vigorous, hardy, deciduous vine with bold-textured, deep green foliage. Grown for its medium-size clusters of round, dull purple-red grapes. Catawba grapes are well-suited for jellies and juices, and for sweet white, red and rosé wines. Fruit ripens late in the season.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Inconspicuous; prized for fruit and foliage.
Mature Size Fast growing vine; grows 20 to 25 ft. each year.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Fall Color, Showy Fruit, Waterwise, Edible, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Growth Rate Fast
Growth Habit Climbing
STYLE
Landscape Use Espalier, Privacy Screen
Design Ideas Grapes can grow wherever there is direct sun and sufficient air circulation. They're traditionally trained overhead onto shade arbors over outdoor living spaces. Also popular for training along fence lines and up over arbor gateways. May be cultivated on standard wire trellis used in commercial vineyards.
Flower Color Green
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Blackberry (Rubus); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Fig (Ficus); Lavender (Lavandula); Rose (Rosa)
CARE
Care Easily grown in deep, loamy, humus-rich, well-drained soil, but quite adaptable. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; once established, reduce frequency. Fertilize every 6 to 8 weeks until midsummer. Provide trellis or arbor support. Prune annually in winter to control size.
HISTORY
Lore It is believed that the European grape originated in Asia Minor, probably around Turkey, from a wild plant that produced small fruit. Over millennia it was selected for ever larger fruit to eventually produce the array of wine grapes cultivated today.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-8

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Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 7

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