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Fruit
color: Bluish-red
Harvest time: Early to Mid- September
Size: 10-20' long vines
Uses: Fruit makes excellent wine, juice,
jelly and jam. Grapes are also an excellent natural food source
for birds. Vines need support from a trellis or fence.
Hardiness: Zones 3-8
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A hardy grape developed in Minnesota. St. Croix produces
a sweet bluish-red grape that is great for fresh eating and
wine. It has productive vines yielding medium to large berries
and clusters that ripen in early to mid-September. It can
survive temperatures of -30 degrees or lower with little to
no winter injury. The fruit matures in a short growing season,
so it's a perfect variety for northern gardens. St. Croix
has vigorous growth and good resistance to powdery mildew
and black rot. Self pollinating.
What you'll receive:
2-year, field-grown plants with 12 to 18-inch long stems and
shipped bareroot (no soil or pot)
and dormant (no foliage). Learn more about
our plants.
Shipping: 1-4 plants=$11.00; add $1.50 for
each additional plant over 4 plants. Shipped UPS Ground in
spring from early April through mid May.
[Catalog #VI09]
Grapes need a well-drained soil, full sun and lots of heat.
Avoid planting in low spots that are prone to late spring
frosts, since grapes leaf out late in spring. Be sure to give
it a support to climb on right away or soon after it's planted.
And don’t pick the grapes before they’re fully
ripe or you’ll miss out on the best flavor. Watch for
the fruit to turn a darker color and then taste test. Birds
love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share.
More information about growing grapes is available on the
following Web sites:
What's a "bareroot" plant?
 "Bareroot"
is a term that describes how a plant is shipped to you. A
bareroot plant is not in a pot, and is usually dormant (not
actively growing). See the photo to the right that shows what
a bareroot rose looks like. The bareroot plants that we ship
to you were harvested in the fall and placed in cold storage
over the winter to keep them dormant. In the spring, we ship
the bareroot plants to our customers, from early April through
mid May.
Bareroot plants are easy to grow. We include planting instructions
with your order. When you receive your plant, take it out
of the packing material and place it in a bucket of water
so that the roots are completely covered. Let the roots soak
for 4 to 24 hours, then plant it in your garden. Full planting
instructions with photos are available on our planting
shrubs page.
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Growing
Grapes in Wisconsin