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KAY GRAY

$9.00

In stock for spring 2026

 

4-11 9.00$/plant

12-49 6.00$/plant

50-100 4.00$/plant

>100 Please contact us

 

1 year old potted plants, in 2″x2″x4″ pots

Description

KAY GRAY (E.S. 1-63)

(Interspecific hybrid: includes Vitis Vinifera 31,3%, Vitis Labrusca 37,5%, Vitis Riparia 31,2%)

 

GREEN-GOLDEN SEEDED TABLE GRAPE

 

  • Green to golden green berries, with a sweet and fruity flavor
  • Medium, juicy, slightly crisp and tender berries
  • Non slipskin berries
  • Small, medium-compact to compact, cylindrical and uniform clusters
  • Hardy to zone 4b, up to approximately -32°C (-25,6 °F)
  • Ripening period: midseason, end of September in zone 4b. Requires 1100 CDD 10°C (Celsius Degree-Days base 10°C)-or 1980 FDD base 50°F- to mature fruit
  • Very vigorous vine
  • Very disease resistant
  • The buds at the base of the spurs can be infertile. Long pruning is recommended (long spur lengths)
  • Ideal to eat fresh or to make juice
  • Can also be used to make a neutral wine, for table use or blending purposes and in exceptional years, it can have a flowery nose and stand on its own as a varietal wine
  • Self-pollinating

 

Origine:

 

  • Bred: Elmer Swenson
  • Cross: E.S. 217 (Min 78 X Golden Muscat)(flower) X Open pollination (pollen) probably Onaka pollen, an old cultivar from South Dakota that was growing next to the E.S. 217
  • Released in 1981
  • Origin: Osceola, Wisconsin (USA)

 

Kay Gray

 

Kay Gray is named after the wife of Elmer Swenson’s friend, Dick Gray, former director of the Minnesota Freshwater Biological Institute.

 

Elmer Swenson used Kay Gray as a parent for Brianna and Louise Swenson.

 

KAY GRAY
DELIVERIES 2026: All orders and pre-orders placed since July 1, 2025, will be shipped on Monday, May 25, 2026, and then every Monday starting from that date. The plants will be shipped via carrier (Canada Post, or other...). Delivery will occur 2-3 business days after the shipping date for Quebec, and 4-5 business days after the shipping date for the rest of Canada.

CUSTOMER PICKUP 2026: Pickups will begin on Saturday, May 23, 2026, directly at Vignes Chez Soi, during opening hours and by appointment only. (Appointment booking details will be sent by email once the order has been placed.)

Ripening period

 

Ripens very early: mid-August, end of August

Mid-season: mid-September in zone 5, end of September in zone 4

Fresh eating | Jellys & jams | Juice | Wine

 

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