Table Grape Cultivars for Illinois

Cultivar
Berry color
Yield
(lbs./acre)*
Remarks
Bath Blue 12500 Berries are red-blue
Buffalo Blue 10900 More consistent than Concord; early
Catawba Red 10100 Very late; usually did not ripen
Concord Blue 11100 Much uneven ripening
Delaware Red 9750 Small vines; prune short
Fredonia Blue 9350 Early
Himrod (seedless) White 5500 Small crops but consistent
Niagara White 13450 Concord season
Ontario White 10350 Very early
Suffolk Red (seedless) Red 4400 Vines only semihardy
Edelweiss White 6900 Winter hardy; from Minnesota
Swensen Red Red 8900 Winter hardy; from Minnesota
Venus (seedless) Blue 12200 Very early; musky flavor
*Performance data from Urbana, IL trials.



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