MARS

Description

New in 2023!

MARS (Arkansas 1508, Mars Seedless)

(Interspecific hybrid: includes Vitis Labrusca, Vitis Vinifera)

Not hardy in Quebec* (requires winter protection)

BLUE SEEDLESS TABLE GRAPE **

• Blue, round, medium to large, uniform and seedless berries (very small vestigial seeds which are unnoticeable when eaten)
• Sweet, juicy melting flesh which has a Labrusca flavor similar to Concord
• medium to thick slipskin, which is resistant to cracking and do not shatter (shell) from the clusters, maintaining well on the vine after maturity.
• Short and cylindrical, medium in size, compact and well filled clusters
• Moderately hardy, to zone 5b, approximately -25°C (-13°F). At Fayetteville, Arkansas, Mars has not been damaged by temperatures of -25,5°C (-14.8°F)
• Among the most cold hardy of the seedless grapes
• Maturité: semi-hâtif, en même temps que le Sovereign Coronation, mi-septembre en zone 4b. Nécessite environ 950 DJC 10°C (Degrés-Jours de Croissance base 10°C) –ou 1710 DJC base 50°F- pour arriver à maturité
• Very productive vine
• Very vigorous vine
• Most disease resistant of all Arkansas cultivars
• Ideal to eat fresh as table grape, to make jelly and juice. Can also be used for wine
• Self-pollinating

** PLEASE NOTE: Although considered a «seedless» variety, seeds might occasionally appear some years, when the vine has been “stressed”.

As stated by Cornell University: «The degree of seedlessness varies greatly among seedless grape varieties. Most seedless grapes have vestigial seed traces that range in size from very small to large and noticeable. Seed traces in berries of the same variety may vary greatly in size and in the hardness of their seed coats. Climate is also known to affect seed trace size. Occasionally the seed traces in some seedless grapes are large enough to be bothersome to consumers.»

*WARNING! This grape variety is not hardy in Quebec. Winter protection is required in areas which hardiness zone is less than 5b (Ex: 5b, 5a, 4b, 4a, 3b etc… Cover with geotextile…)

No guarantee offered on cultivars that are not hardy in Quebec.