Table Grape Vine - Thompson (Seedless)

• Variety: European
• Zones: 7-11
• Pruning: Cane Prune
• Harvest: August - September
• Fruit: Pale green oblong grapes with a very sweet flavor.
• Facts of note: Everyone’s favorite seedless table grape. The world’s leading fresh and raisin variety. Eat fresh or dry for raisins. Thin the clusters for larger berries. Loves heat. Excellent used as an ornamental, for summer shade, arbors or leafy walls. Thompson grapes were developed in Iran and introduced to California in the 1870s.

European varieties are classed as having originated from the cultivar Vitis vinifera and have tight skins, wine–like flavors, high heat requirements for ripening, and are the most common grapes grown in California. Use fresh, dried, and for juices or wine. Susceptible to powdery mildew, they require regular dusting or spraying with sulfur or other mildew control. May grow successfully in very warm sites at lower elevations, and require deep, moderately fertile soils and regular pruning for high quality and production. Self-fertile.

Our vines are self-rooted from cuttings, 1-year-old plants, no.1 grade with about 8” of top growth. Sold by individual bare root vine.