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ES 3-22-36 Purple Grape
ES 3-22-36 Purple Grape
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ES 3-22-36 is an unreleased Elmer Swenson grape known only by its early 1990s trial row number. It produces early ripening, purple, nearly seedless fruit with excellent flavour, and its foliage turns red in fall.
The nursery stock comes from mature Manitoba vines. The cultivar can grow in Zone 3 with winter protection, but Zone 4 is the more conservative hardiness rating.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 4Can grow in Zone 3 with winter protection
- Fruit
- Purple, nearly seedless grapesExcellent flavour. Nearly seedless can still mean a trace of seed
- Season
- Ripens early
- Foliage
- Turns red in fall
- Source
- Grown from mature Manitoba vines
- Site and soil
- Full sun, on a sturdy trellis or arbourPrune every year
More about this plant
Known by its row number
This is an unreleased Elmer Swenson grape, known only by the number of its trial row in the early 1990s.
Cold hardinessZone 4 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 4 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada