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§1 Plant

Vitis aestivalis Michx.

vernacular summer grape — species · Vitaceae

USDA
VIAE
GBIF
5372400
Rank
species
summer grape (Vitis aestivalis)
Platephotograph · no rights reservedCC0 · public domain source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Vine
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Vitaceae Juss.
Genus
Vitis
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,205 counties across 33 states/territories
Legend Native · 1205 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
High
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-23 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
30–55 in/yr
pH range
5.3–7
Root depth
16 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Multiple Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
30 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Black
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
17,000
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
High
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
Yes
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,205 counties across 33 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 65 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 46 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 49 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 57 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 73 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 51 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 83 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 40 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 28 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 36 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 87 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 38 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 60 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 62 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 26 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 65 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 58 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 92 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 39 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 16 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/VIAE ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5372400 ↗

Record version

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