How to Grow and Care for Muscadine

Muscadine, also known as Scuppernong, Muscadine grape, Bullace grape, Southern grape

Muscadine thrives in warm climates and requires minimal maintenance, flourishing as a robust and resilient vine. Key care points include ensuring full sun exposure and providing support for the climbing habit. It is important to water the plant during dry spells, but muscadine is typically drought-tolerant. Pruning is crucial to maintain the health and productivity of muscadine, which should be done in late winter to early spring to encourage new growth.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Muscadine

Toughness	High
Care Level	Low
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil pH	5.5-6.5
Planting Time	Spring, Fall
Hardiness Zones	5-9

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Muscadine is distinguished by its climbing, spreading habit as a deciduous vine with twining tendrils. Its bark is smooth and ranges from greenish-brown to brown. The vine displays small greenish-yellow white flowers in clusters, blooming in late spring. The large, shiny leaves are broad with blunt serration, facilitating recognition. By early autumn, muscadine bears shiny, spherical berries that shift in hue from purplish-black to bronze as they mature. These berries typically reach sizes up to 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter.