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Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red'

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A seedless, red dessert grape, producing large bunches of soft-skinned, juicy red fruit with a sweet flavour, ready for eating from the vine. Will ripen outdoors on a warm wall in mild counties from early to mid autumn, but for good cropping grow in a greenhouse in frost prone colder areas. Good autumn leaf colour

Scientific classification

Species: Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red' (Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red')
Genus: Vitis
Family: Vitaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red' pictures

Distribution of Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red'

Distribution map

Distribution of the original taxon: Vitis vinifera

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

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Introduced54

Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red'

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Vitis vinifera 'Suffolk Red' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Pruning is required to encourage flowering and fruiting, and to increase air circulation and so reduce the risk of disease: see grape pruning and training

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in late autumn or winter, or by softwood cuttings or semi-ripe cuttings from late spring to midsummer or grafting onto Phylloxera resistant rootstocks

Growing

Grow indoors in a greenhouse or conservatory to produce a good crop in cold areas, for detailed advice see indoor grape cultivation

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews, grey moulds, honey fungus and virus diseases. For further advice see grapevine diseases

Pests

May be susceptible to grapevine blister mite, glasshouse red spider mite, brown scale, woolly vine scale and spotted wing drosophila (fruit fly) and may be susceptible to mealybugs under glass

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