Ames
Orchard & Nursery

Muscadines

IMPORTANT NOTE: We have been pushing the envelope with muscadines. “Officially” (Cooperative Extension recommendations), they can’t be grown in NW Arkansas or colder than USDA Climate Zone 7a with a predicted low winter temperature of zero degrees F. However, we’ve been growing and fruiting muscadines for over 15 years now and have had very little cold damage…up until the Valentine’s week of 2021 when temps dipped to -20 and remained below zero for several days. WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY MUSCADINE PLANTS FOR SALE IN 2021. We are re-assessing the decision to sell muscadine plants in the wake of this disaster. Our established vines are already sending up new shoots, but it will be two years before these will bear fruit again. Stay tuned ….

Available Varieties

Jumbo

NONE in 2021 (see above “Muscadines). Huge, black berries! The flavor is milder than most other varieties. Female, so needs a self-fertile variety within 50 ft.

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Noble

NONE in 2021 (see above “Muscadines). Self-fertile, blue-black, and large. Excellent flavor.

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Summit

NONE in 2021 (see above “Muscadines). Wow! Pink champagne color when ripe. Very tender skin and just about everybody’s favorite on the farm. Female (needs a pollinator variety to set fruit).

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Cowart

NONE in 2021 (see above “Muscadines). One of the oldest named muscadines. Blue-black with intense muscadine flavor! Small to medium sized berries. Self-fertile and a very reliable pollinator for other varieties.

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