Hirt's Southern Jewel Muscadine Grape Plant - Self Fertile Variety - No Shipping to Washington State

NO SHIPPING to Washington State due to USDA regulations. Muscadine Grapes These spicy-sweet thick-skinned grapes are an old Southern favorite and are found growing wild throughout the lower South. They thrive with little care, and the vines can remain productive for 100 years! Modern breeding has brought us a wonderful range of varieties: wine grapes for the home vintner and jelly maker, plus delicious fresh-eating varieties, some as large as golf balls! Southern Jewel Muscadine "Vitis rotundifolia Michx" is a muscadine grape cultivar being released by the University of Florida that is a high-yielding, large black- fruited variety. It has the unique characteristic of producing fruit in bunches of six to 12 berries that strongly adhere to the peduncle. Berries are oval in shape, becoming reddish, then dark purple/black on ripening and 76% have a dry stem scar. It has an excellent taste and a crunchy texture with a palatable skin, making it well-suited for fresh fruit consumption. Fruit ripening date varies seasonally but tends to occur in early August, 1 to 2 weeks earlier than other muscadine varieties and 1 week after ‘Delicious’, which is another early-ripening variety. Grows in plant zones 7-10. Self Fertile. Does not need pollinator.