Vitis rotundifolia/Southern Muscadine Varieties

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Scientific Name:	Vitis rotundifolia
Common Name:	Southern Muscadine Varieties
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	7, 8, 9 Determine Your Zone
Height:	30-50 feet
Spread:	20- 30 feet
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	Yes
Comments:	These are some of the varieties that will grows freely over much of the South. They produce fruit that is eaten as fresh fruit and used in making jellies, jams and wines. These improved cultivars ge erally produce large, delicious fruit. They vine is well adapted to use on large landscape structures like arbors and pergolas but they need to be made of heavy materials to support the heavy and aggressive growth of muscadine vines. Late in the season muscadine foliage often shows signs of fungal leaf spot disease. Severe pruning is normally required every late winter