50-90cm 3ft 'Chardonnay' Grape Vine | 3L Pot | Seedless | Outdoor
The classic green wine-making grape
The 'Chardonnay' vine is a popular and classic variety of wine making grape. The plump, green fruits have a sweet taste with crisp firm skin and juicy pulp. Highly versatile, the fruit can be eaten fresh from the vine, or made into jams, jellies, juice or wine.
Hardy and reliable, this grape is self-fertile and is a heavy cropper. Not only does it produce excellent fruit but also makes a great ornamental plant with the green foliage turning a gorgeous orange colour in the autumn. This grape vine can be grown outside and is happiest when placed in a sheltered position in either the full sun or partial shade, giving you plenty of options for choosing where to put it for maximum impact. You can be sure that this grape vine will add plenty of colour and interest to your garden.
Variety Information
- Location: Outdoor
- Seedless: Yes
- Color: White
- Harvesting Period: August-September
- Estimated Time to Best Yields: 2 years
- Uses: Eating Fresh, Wine-Making
- Supplied As: 3L Pot
- Height on Arrival: 50-90cm (1.5-3ft)
- Planting Distance: 1.8-2.7m
- Eventual Height & Spread: 10m x 10m (33 x 33ft)
- Dig a hole that is twice the radius of your plant’s rootball.
- Before planting, drench the rootball.
- Place the pot in the planting hole, making sure that it sits no lower than an inch below the ground.
- Fill the planting hole with a mix of compost and garden soil, finishing with fertiliser and mycorrhizal fungi. Take care to not compress the soil.
- Provide your plant with a generous watering.
- Add mulch on top, (whether bark and wood chippings, compost, manure, leaf-mould, and stones). Try to keep the mulch from touching the stem.
- Hardiness: While grapes originate from the Mediterranean and Central Asia, they are hardy enough to survive the UK's winters. However, they can sometimes suffer from frost damage. To avoid this, try to plant them in a south-facing location.
| Common Name | Grape |
|---|---|
| Features | Fruiting Climbing Plants, Seedless Grape Vines |
| Harvest Month | August, September |
| Is Collection/Mix? | No |
| Location | Outdoor Grape Vines |
| Needs Ericaceous Compost? | No |
| Species | Grape Vines, Soft Fruit Plants |
| Time To Cropping | 1 Year |
| Type | Grape |
| Uses | Fruiting Plants Suitable For Eating Fresh, Fruiting Plants Suitable For Cooking |
| Colour | Green, White |
| Eventual Height | 12m+ |
| Eventual Spread | 4m-8m |
| Foliage Colour | Green |
| Supplied As | 3L Pot |
| Supplied As | 2L-3L Pot |
| Type | Climbing Plants, Soft Fruit Plants |
| Latin Name | Vitis |
| Shop By Category | Soft Fruit Plants |