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grape 'Chasselas Blanc'
grape vine (syn. Vitis vinifera 'Chasselas Blanc')
Producing golden white grapes with a sublimely sweet flavour, 'Chasselas Blanc' is an excellent table and wine grape for the UK climate...
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
£14.99
£19.99
available to order from late spring
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Plant description
Producing golden white grapes with a sublimely sweet flavour, 'Chasselas Blanc' is an excellent table and wine grape for the UK climate which can be grown outside to fruit early given a sunny, sheltered spot. Commercially grown in Switzerland where its adaptation to cool, early summer, alpine conditions makes it a reliable choice for juicing or wine.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for grape Chasselas Blanc:
When planting incorporate plenty of well-rotted organic matter in to the planting hole. It will need some help to clamber up a tree, wall or pergola so you will need to provide some support and tie it in as it grows. Once it has developed a good framework you should shorten all the lateral shoots to within two or three buds from the main stem. It is essential that the majority of the pruning work is tackled in mid winter as the sap tends to 'bleed' at other times of the year, but you can cut back the odd over-long stem to a healthy bud in summer.
Please note:
This climber is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Warning
Dogs: Harmful if eaten
