Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine Live Plant – 2 Year Old Muscadine Vine – Full Sun

Overview

Embark on a rewarding gardening journey with the magnificent Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine. This vigorous 2-year-old live plant is a highly sought-after Muscadine variety, celebrated for its delicious, sweet, and aromatic bronze-colored grapes. Known for their thick skins and juicy pulp, Scuppernong grapes are a true Southern delicacy, perfect for fresh eating, making jams, jellies, juices, or even homemade wine. Our robust Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine comes ready to plant, offering you a head start on establishing your own thriving vineyard or adding a beautiful, fruit-bearing accent to your landscape. This self-fertile vine is resilient and well-adapted to a range of climates, making it an excellent choice for both experienced gardeners and those new to fruit cultivation. Enjoy the beauty of its lush foliage and the bounty of its flavorful harvest.

The Scuppernong grape is a cultivar of the Muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), native to the southeastern United States. It’s famous for being the first grape variety cultivated in the United States, with a history dating back to the 16th century. This particular vine will bring not only a delicious harvest but also a piece of American viticultural history to your garden. Its strong growth habit and disease resistance make it a reliable and long-lived addition to any sunny garden space.

Key Benefits

Planting a Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine offers a multitude of benefits, from aesthetic appeal to a bountiful harvest of delectable fruit. This robust vine is an excellent choice for adding both beauty and productivity to your outdoor space.

• Abundant Sweet Fruit: Enjoy a generous harvest of large, sweet, and aromatic bronze grapes. These grapes are perfect for fresh consumption, canning, making juice, or crafting homemade wines, providing a versatile bounty from your garden.

• Vigorous Growth & Longevity: As a 2-year-old vine, it is well-established and ready to thrive, quickly developing into a productive plant. Muscadine vines are known for their longevity, often producing fruit for decades with proper Muscadine grape vine care.

• Disease Resistance: Muscadine grapes, including the Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine, are naturally resistant to many common grape diseases and pests, making them a lower-maintenance option compared to European grape varieties.

• Beautiful Landscape Addition: Beyond its fruit, the vine’s lush green foliage provides excellent shade and ornamental value, making it ideal for arbors, pergolas, or trellises, enhancing the aesthetic appeal of your garden.

• Self-Fertile Variety: This variety is self-fertile, meaning you only need one plant to produce fruit. This simplifies the planting process and ensures a harvest without needing a separate pollinator.

• Adaptable & Resilient: Thrives across a wide range of USDA Hardiness Zones (3-9), demonstrating excellent adaptability to various climates and soil types, ensuring success in many regions.

• Health Benefits: Muscadine grapes are rich in antioxidants, making them a healthy addition to your diet. Enjoy the freshest, most nutritious fruit directly from your own backyard.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper Muscadine grape vine care is essential for a healthy and productive Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine. These vines are relatively easy to grow once established, but a few key practices will ensure optimal fruit production. Plant your vine in full sun, ensuring it receives at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for the best fruit development. Muscadines prefer well-drained soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. If your soil is heavy clay, amend it with organic matter like compost to improve drainage. When planting, dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep. Gently loosen the roots and place the vine, ensuring the top of the root ball is level with the soil surface. Backfill with soil, tamp gently, and water thoroughly.

Watering is crucial during the establishment phase and dry periods. While established Muscadines are somewhat drought-tolerant, consistent moisture will lead to better yields. Aim for moderate watering, ensuring the soil remains evenly moist but not waterlogged. Providing sturdy trellis support is vital for these vigorous vines. A strong arbor, pergola, or wire trellis system (with wires spaced about 20 feet apart per vine) will allow the vine to climb and spread, maximizing sun exposure and air circulation, which helps prevent fungal diseases. Pruning is an important aspect of growing Scuppernong grapes; annual dormant pruning in late winter or early spring helps maintain vine shape, promotes fruit production, and removes dead or diseased wood. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced fertilizer, avoiding excessive nitrogen, which can promote foliage growth at the expense of fruit.

Protect your young vine from pests and diseases by monitoring regularly. While Muscadines are generally resistant, good air circulation and proper sanitation can prevent most issues. For winter protection in colder zones (USDA 3-5), consider mulching heavily around the base of the vine. With consistent care, your Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine will reward you with years of delicious harvests and a beautiful, lush addition to your garden. Remember that these are sweet grape vines and will attract local wildlife, so consider netting if birds become an issue as the fruit ripens.

Size & Details

This offering is for one Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine, a 2-year-old live plant that arrives ready for planting. The vine typically stands around 2 feet tall upon arrival, with a robust root system developed over two years, ensuring a strong start in your garden. It is shipped as a well-rooted, actively growing plant, carefully packaged to ensure its safe journey. With adequate support and optimal growing conditions, this vine can reach impressive lengths, easily covering a large trellis or arbor. The mature height and spread will depend on your training and pruning methods, but Muscadine vines are known for their vigorous growth.

Expected blooming period typically occurs from spring to fall, with fruit ripening in late summer to early fall. These sweet grape vines are suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9, though they thrive best in zones 6-10. When planting, allow for adequate spacing of 10-20 feet between vines to ensure proper air circulation and root development. The plant prefers full sun exposure and well-drained loam soil with moderate watering needs. This vine is designed to provide abundant fruit for many years, offering a long-term investment in your home orchard.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine get? A: With proper care and support, a mature Muscadine vine can grow quite large, covering a substantial trellis or arbor. Its spread can easily reach 10-20 feet or more, depending on how you prune and train it.

• Q: What condition will the 2-year-old vine arrive in? A: Your Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine will arrive as a healthy, actively growing 2-year-old live plant, typically around 2 feet tall. It will be carefully packaged to protect its roots and foliage during transit, ensuring it’s ready for planting upon arrival.

• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This Muscadine grapevine is an outdoor plant. It requires full sun and ample space to grow and produce fruit, making it unsuitable for indoor cultivation. It thrives best in garden settings with strong support structures.

• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For optimal growth and fruit production, your sweet grape vines need at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Plant it in a location that receives full sun exposure throughout the growing season.

• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? Is it good for beginners? A: Muscadine grapes are generally considered one of the easier grape varieties to grow, especially compared to European grapes. With proper planting, regular watering, and annual pruning, beginners can successfully enjoy growing Scuppernong grapes.

• Q: How long until it blooms and produces fruit? A: As a 2-year-old vine, it is already established. You can expect it to begin blooming in the spring and potentially produce a small crop of fruit in its first year after planting, with increasing yields in subsequent years.

• Q: What’s the best time to plant this Muscadine grape vine? A: The best time to plant your Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine is typically in early spring after the last frost, allowing it ample time to establish its root system before the heat of summer. Fall planting is also possible in milder climates.

• Q: Will it survive winter in my USDA zone? A: This vine is hardy in USDA Zones 3-9. If you are in the colder end of this range (Zones 3-5), consider applying a thick layer of mulch around the base of the plant in late fall for added winter protection.

• Q: Do I need more than one vine for cross-pollination? A: No, the Bronze Scuppernong Grapevine is a self-fertile variety. You only need one plant to produce fruit, though planting multiple vines can increase overall yield.

• Q: Can I use the grapes for making wine? A: Absolutely! Scuppernong grapes are famous for their use in making delicious, distinctively flavored Muscadine wines, in addition to being excellent for fresh eating, juices, and preserves.