Eastern Concord Grape

Vitis labrusca 'Eastern Concord'

Pronunciation: VI-tis luh-BRUS-kuh
SKU #07622
4-8

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A vigorous deciduous vine with bold-textured, deep green foliage. Grown for its medium-size clusters of edible, highly aromatic, blue-black grapes. Harvest late August to September. Skin separates easily from the fruit. This twining vine works well as a screen for arbors or trailing along fences.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Fast growing vine; grows 20 to 25 ft. each year.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-8

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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for fruit and foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesFall Color, Showy Fruit, Waterwise, Edible, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitClimbing
Landscape UseEspalier, Privacy Screen
Design IdeasGrapes 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 ColorGreen
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsRaspberry (Rubus); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Lavender (Lavandula); Rose (Rosa); Fig (Ficus)
Care InstructionsEasily 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.
LoreIt 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.
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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for fruit and foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesFall Color, Showy Fruit, Waterwise, Edible, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitClimbing
Style
Landscape UseEspalier, Privacy Screen
Design IdeasGrapes 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 ColorGreen
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsRaspberry (Rubus); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Lavender (Lavandula); Rose (Rosa); Fig (Ficus)
Care
Care InstructionsEasily 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
LoreIt 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.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.