RELIANCE

Description

RELIANCE (Arkansas 1163)

(Interspecific hybrid: includes Vitis Labrusca, Vitis Vinifera)

Not hardy in Quebec* (requires winter protection)

RED SEEDLESS** TABLE GRAPE

• Baies sans pépin, rondes, moyennes et charnues, à texture fondante et avec une peau fine à coloration parfois inégale
• Great lychee and/or pink grapefruit flavor, with delicate aromas of Labrusca
• Thin, non-adherent skin (slipskin)
• Medium to large sized, well filled but rather loose clusters
• Hardy to zone 5b, up to approximately -25°C (-13°F)
• Seems to have already survived (and fruited the next summer) temperatures of -33°C (-27,4°F) at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (USA)
• Maturité: semi-hâtif, mi-septembre en zone 4b. Nécessite environ 950 DJC 10°C (Degrés-Jours de Croissance base 10°C) –ou 1710 DJC base 50°F- to mature fruit
• Productive vine
• Vigorous to moderately vigorous vine
• May require antifungal treatment
• Ideal for fresh eating and make raisins
• 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.