Grape - Canadice

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. Ripening in early September, it is considered to be a good grape for jams, jellies and fresh eating. With its large, shallowly-three-lobed, green foliage, it has flowers that are attractive to bees and ripe fruit is attractive to some hornets and wasps. 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. A single grapevine produces enough new growth every year to roof an arbor, arch a walkway, or shade over a terrace or deck. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. The Candice Grape, Vitis 'Canadice', is a very good red seedless variety with compact fruit clusters of large berries. It is a woody, deciduous, tendril climbing vine which typically grows 15-20 feet long, unless pruned shorter. Candice is very vigorous with good winter hardiness. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. ... more information