Cowart Muscadine Grape Vine

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I'm in northeast Tennessee and I do my pruning in December or January. Most if not all of the fruit comes on the second year growth so don't expect much fruit if you prune them way back.

Thank you for your question. The age and size information for our grapes is as follows: 4” pot: 6-12 months old and 4” tall bare root: 1 year old and 12-18” tall. Our grapes will typically take 2-3 years after planting to reach maturity and bear fruit.

We appreciate you reaching out to us. Typically after planting int o the ground you will start to see new growth emerge after 4-6 weeks.

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Before I moved to Texas, I had muscadines in Deland, Florida. The vines well tolerated the summers, whether dry or rainy. Muscadines do not like to sit in soggy ground, however. Mine were planted in sandy soil so soggy ground was not a prolem. In January I pruned;the shoots off the main vine so that two nodes remained. Grapes are produced on the new growth. It is imperative that you prune your grapes each year otherwise fruiting will be sparse. If you have questions about the care required for your muscadines, contact your County Agricultural Agent; (s)he should be able to provide you with answers or sources for answers. Good growing to you.

It is very difficult to keep grapes alive over Winter in the home, unless you have a south facing window with plenty of light. The grapes will remain in a "green" state of growth and this may interrupt fruiting the first year once transplanted in your outside location of choice in the Spring.

We are located in zone 6a and find that Muscadines do NOT survive our Winters. The only way we have been successful is to place them in large pots and bring them into our garage each winter, where they remain dormant till Spring.

There are always exceptions to the rule...

As I understand it "'Cowart' was released in 1968 by B.O. Fry from the University of Georgia. 'Cowart' was selected from the cross 'Higgins' x Ga. 28 in 1960".

It survives zone 7 thru 10 quite nicely. I personally prefer the muscadine over other grapes but I an in Zone 6 and plant Catawba, Niagara, and Concord.

Thank you for your question. The age and size information for our grapes is as follows: 4” pot: 6-12 months old and 4” tall bare root: 1 year old and 12-18” tall. Our grapes will typically take 2-3 years after planting to reach maturity and bear fruit.

If your zip code is entered in the zone finder when on this product page you should be able to see the availability. If it has a prohibited message then it would not ship to your zone.