LaCrosse Grape Vine
Description
A sweet wine grape with superior hardiness. Vine withstands freezing winters without needing protection. Performs well in the North and upper Midwest. Bears clusters of loose- to well-filled medium-sized white grapes. Makes a rich, fruity wine with spicy aroma. Cold hardy. Ripens in September. Self-pollinating.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Fruit Color | White |
| Fruit Size | Medium |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 3 - 7 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | September |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 5.5 - 6.5 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Crisp, Firm |
| Years to Bear | 2 - 4 |
Zone Compatibility
This Variety's Zone Range
3 - 7
My Hardiness Zone
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You'll get fruit with only one plant!
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Questions & Answers
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Why did you choose this?
Do these vines produce the first year? Thank you
No it usually takes 3 years for a grape vine to start producing. I usually let
the vine grow the first year. The second year I start training it on a trellis
pruning off all except a couple of main vines. By the third year those main vines should start to produce.
My LaCrosse grapes are at 2.9 pH and 18 brix, should I harvest ?
In my opinion it’s close enough. The pH is more important than the Brix at this point. Don’t let the pH go over 3.3.
Are these seeded or seedless grapes?
LaCrosse is a seeded variety.
Customer Reviews
13 Ratings
1-10 of 13 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
May 1, 2019
LaCrosse Grapes
The vines grew very well and should produce this year for the first time. They seem very hardy for our harsh winters.I am very satisified with the plants.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 14, 2017
It came back!
I have tried grapes from garden centers and after the first season, none came back. Even though they were planted in the correct hardiness zone. I have a cold northern wind a good part of the winter. Yet, this Lacrosse grape has come back and is leafing out exuberantly. I live in Colorado, ostensibly in zone 5, but I plant as if it is 3-4.
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 15, 2016
LoCrosse Grape
The Grape vines did well the first year, however during the winter the rabbits chewed off the one of the vines leaving only two buds, it did take off this spring and is now 12 feet tall, the other vine how ever was chewed down to where there were no buds and died. No grapes, however I am happy that one survived.
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 15, 2016
Healthy Plants
I bought four Lacrosse grape plants for delivery in March of 2015. Now, nearly 18 months later, I couldn't be happier with their progress. All of them survived a particularly harsh winter (in the mountains of West Virginia) and have put on some impressive growth this year. One of the plants even put out a few bunches of grapes this year. I removed all but one bunch, to encourage plant growth, but I am anxious to see how well the remaining one develops.
Rated 4 out of 5
Aug 13, 2016
La crosse grapes
2nd year and both vines are doing well. Hope to have grapes next year. Watch the Japanese beetles, they really eat the leaves.
Rated 3 out of 5
May 21, 2019
Still alive!
Can't really give any type of review other to say the plant is still alive. Plant is too small to bear fruit for another year or 2.
Rated 2 out of 5
May 19, 2017
First spring post planting
Just starting to send up new shoot. Last years wood apparently died but root stock is still alive and sprouting. This season will be critical to see if it survives and flourishes
Rated 1 out of 5
Jun 11, 2019
LaCrosse Grapes
Mine did not make it. Everything else I ordered all year from here and other sellers did fine. Not these grapes however.
Rated 1 out of 5
May 4, 2019
LaCrosse Grape
These grapes never took hold and died within a month of receipt. I don't really believe they are suited for zone 3B as claimed.
Rated 1 out of 5
Aug 19, 2018
The plants arrived dead. What waist of money that I spend, I did not follow up because of the time from the vines arrived till I discovered that were dead. I know and I'm sure the reason was because the way they were packaged because the roots were dry and lots of white fungus by the time I got them.
Sorry for the poor review, but the truth may be told.
Sorry for the poor review, but the truth may be told.
Winter hardiness.
I want to make my own wine
wanted a different kind of grape then what I have
Sweet cold hardy grape