PlantsFruits & Berries
Concord Grape
Vitis labrusca
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Seeded backyard grape for a real trellis
ModerateFruits & BerriesAlso Shrubs & VinesEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- Vine 15 ft
- Spacing
- Dedicated trellis
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Sep
- How it spreads
- Woody vine
- What to buy
- A dormant vine.
- When to plant
- Plant April. Fruit comes a couple of years later.
In the design
Concord types handle Chicago cold. They need a hard annual prune in late winter.
If you eat it
Ripe grapes
Eat ripe fruit. Use leaves only from vines you know were not sprayed.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
