how much space is needed to grow muscadines

16 years ago

I want to grow the old-fashioned bronze muscadine. Do I need more than one vine? How much space should I allow for each? Any other helpful comments about growing them will be appreciated.

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walterupchurch
16 years ago
about 15 feet i have some 14 but most are 20 ft apart if you have a fem, you will need a polantor
altadenamara
16 years ago
How much space do you have? They prefer 15-20 feet of spacing, but I'm trying to grow a few vines 4-5 feet apart in my backyard, with aggressive pruning and shaping. I planted the male (self fertile) vine in the middle (Cowart)and two females on each side. This is the start of their fourth year. Cowart and Dixie are the only ones that have produced so far. They only get afternoon sun, need more.
Isons has a nice chart in their catalog, listing the different varieties and their sugar content, lots of other useful info.

Here is a link that might be useful: Muscadine Planting Instructions
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pappy_r
15 years ago
farmert, I have two muscadines one male and one female growing about 20 feet apart, but growing on parallel wires, toward each other
They aren't too much trouble to prune each year.
boizeau
15 years ago
Up here in the Northwest, they are not as vigorous. I have two of them, a female and one perfect flowered at 8 foot spacings. Down south you'd want almost twice the room.
I've tried to make it as warm as possible by planting on the south side of a cement wall and adding some black volcanic sand. I think they may just manage.
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