Concord Grape Vine

Concord Grape is a classic American bunch grape known for its rich, sweet-tart flavor and deep blue-purple fruit. Its unmistakable old-fashioned grape flavor makes it especially popular for homemade juice, jelly, jam, preserves, and desserts.

The medium to large grapes grow in attractive clusters and have seeds. Concord is a slip-skin grape, meaning the skin separates easily from the soft, juicy pulp. Although the fruit can be eaten fresh, its seeds, thicker skin, and tender pulp make it better known as a processing grape than a modern table grape.

Concord is self-fertile, so one vine can produce fruit without another grape variety nearby. The vigorous vine requires full sun, a sturdy trellis, good air circulation, and annual dormant pruning.

Plant Details

• Botanical name: Vitis labrusca ‘Concord’
• Common name: Concord Grape
• Grape type: American bunch grape
• Fruit color: Dark blue-purple to nearly black
• Seeds: Seeded
• Skin: Thick, slip-skin type
• Flavor: Rich, sweet-tart, traditional Concord grape flavor
• Harvest season: Late season
• Pollination: Self-fertile; one vine can produce fruit
• Sun: Full sun
• USDA hardiness zones: Approximately Zones 5–9
• Mature vine length: Approximately 10 to 20 feet with support
• Spacing: Approximately 8 to 10 feet apart
• Support: Requires a strong trellis, arbor, or fence
• Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
• Best uses: Juice, jelly, jam, preserves, desserts, wine, and occasional fresh eating
• Growth habit: Vigorous deciduous fruiting vine
• Pruning: Requires annual dormant pruning

Pruning Note

Concord grapes produce fruit on shoots that grow from the previous season’s wood. Annual dormant pruning is necessary to remove excess growth, renew fruiting wood, improve air circulation, and maintain good fruit size.

Concord is commonly trained on a high-wire cordon, Geneva Double Curtain, or similar trellis system suited to vigorous American grapes. Avoid allowing the vine to become a dense, unpruned mass because overcrowding reduces airflow and can increase disease problems.

North Florida Growing Note

Concord is not considered one of the most dependable bunch grapes for North Florida. Although its USDA Zone 5–9 hardiness range includes our area, hardiness zones primarily measure winter cold tolerance and do not account for Florida’s summer heat, humidity, disease pressure, or Pierce’s disease.

The vine may grow and produce for a period in North Florida, but results can be inconsistent. Concord is not included on the UF/IFAS list of bunch grapes recommended for dependable Florida production.

Plant Concord in full sun with excellent air circulation and well-drained soil. Avoid low, damp areas and overhead watering. Regular monitoring and a preventive disease-management program may be necessary.

Customers wanting a more dependable bunch grape for North Florida should consider a Florida-adapted, Pierce’s disease-resistant variety.

Pickup, Shipping, and Wholesale

Available for local pickup at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Limited shipping may be available for select smaller plants. Please contact us before ordering to confirm whether this plant can be shipped and to receive a separate shipping quote.

Wholesale availability may vary. Qualified nurseries and landscape professionals may contact us for current quantities and wholesale pricing.

Contact Information

Advanced Nursery Growers
1911 McLeod Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Phone: 850-391-2228
Email: info@advancednurserygrowers.com