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Hardy grape vines

Berry Allen z3-4 eu

8 years ago

Hi, does anyone grow grape vines at zone 3 or 4? How's that working out for you and which strains are coping the best with the climate? What about wild riverbank grapes (vitis riparia) any experiences with that species? I bought a bunch of vitis riparia seeds and they promise it can survive temperatures down to -40 (it's the same in f and c) and I'm wondering if anyone's growing them. Another extremy hardy species is the Asian vitis amurensis which they grow ornamentally here at zone 3 in Europe.

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Konrad..just outside of Edmonton Alberta
8 years ago
Valiant seems the best around here....
Berry Allen z3-4 eu
Original Author
8 years ago
I've been reading up on Valiant and it's supposedly one of the hardiest. For some reason they're not offering it here anymore and I suspect there might have been some problems with the strain in this climate, be it late ripening or susceptability to disease. The hardiest European strain is by far Zilga from Latvia and can take -40c. That is what I'm starting with.
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prairie_northrose (3b north of Calgary AB, Canada)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Good to know about these other varieties, I’d like to give grapes a try one day.

This is also a really good discussion on hardy grapes: http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1876407/hardy-grape-updates

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