Catawba Grape

Vitis labrusca 'Catawba'

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

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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
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 PlantsBlackberry (Rubus); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Fig (Ficus); Lavender (Lavandula); Rose (Rosa)
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 PlantsBlackberry (Rubus); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Fig (Ficus); Lavender (Lavandula); Rose (Rosa)
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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