grape 'Chasselas'

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A vigorous grape vine suited to outdoor or greenhouse cultivation, producing sweet, juicy, pale green to golden yellow fruit that is suitable for wine-making or as a dessert grape. The leaves turn yellow in autumn

Scientific classification

Species: grape 'Chasselas' (Vitis vinifera 'Chasselas')
Genus: Vitis
Family: Vitaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of grape 'Chasselas'

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 grape 'Chasselas'

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grape 'Chasselas' care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth

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 in well-drained, ideally neutral to alkaline soil, mulching with well-rotted compost or manure in the first years after planting, and training as required. Outdoors needs a warm, sunny position, see outdoor grape cultivation, or grow under glass, 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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