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Vitis vinifera Autumn Royal' Table Grape - Seedless red variety

Vitis vinifera Autumn Royal
Common Grape Vine, European Grape, Wine Grape

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This variety of table grape is appreciated for its late production and for its beautiful and large clusters of elongated and seedless berries, with an almost black skin. Enjoy these berries with their thin, crunchy and sweet skin from the end of September until the end of November, depending on the regions. Vigorous and moderately productive, this vine thrives in the sun in well-drained soil.
Height at maturity
5 m
Spread at maturity
5 m
Exposure
Sun
Self-fertilising
Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time October to December
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Flowering time May to June
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Harvest time September to November
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Description

The 'Autumn Royal' table grape is appreciated for its large clusters without pips with a black skin. The berries are big and elongated, with a thin skin and a yellow, sweet and crisp flesh. The harvest takes place between late September and late November, depending on the regions. Vigorous, this vine with an upright habit thrives in the sun in well-drained soil. Train it against a well-exposed wall or let it run on a trellis or a pergola.

Like all grapevines, Vitis vinifera 'Autumn Royal' belongs to the Vitaceae family. The vine is a sarmentous and climbing bush that forms, over time, a trunk, often knotty and twisted. Its long stems, or canes, bear green, cut and toothed leaves. They offer pretty autumn colors, ranging from yellow to orange. In spring (May-June), its flowering remains fairly discreet. These are small green flowers gathered in rather dense clusters.
'Autumn Royal' is an American variety, born in 1981 in California from the cross-breeding of 'Autumn Black' and 'C74-1 Fresno'. It is part of the apyrenus table grapevines whose berries are seedless. These varieties are the result of long cross-breeding work carried out by vine experts. They are particularly appreciated by grape enthusiasts who enjoy them without thinking about it. This variety is still relatively unknown in France due to its late ripeness: fruiting occurs late and you will harvest its clusters between late September and late November depending on the climate. It is an easy and disease-resistant variety. It can be susceptible to mildew in very humid regions. Moderately productive, the harvest varies from one year to another (tendency to alternate bearing).

Like all table grapevines, plant your 'Autumn Royal' vine in the sun, trained against a wall that is well-exposed, on a trellis or a pergola. Planting in a pot on a terrace is also possible. This plant, both decorative and delicious, will find its place in all gardens. Its seedless berries are best enjoyed fresh, just picked, or in a fruit salad, as juice, or to garnish a fruit tart.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 5 m
Spread at maturity 5 m
Growth rate normal

Fruit

Use Table, Patisserie, Cooking
Harvest time September to November

Flowering

Flower colour insignificant
Flowering time May to June
Inflorescence Cluster
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Vitis

Species

vinifera

Cultivar

Autumn Royal

Family

Vitaceae

Other common names

Common Grape Vine, European Grape, Wine Grape

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

The 'Autumn Royal' Vine thrives in sunny, well-drained soils, even poor ones. It detests stagnant moisture. Plant it in well-worked soil enriched with organic fertilizer or compost. Once established, the vine can withstand summer drought. It can tolerate temperatures as low as -14°C (6.8°F) for short periods and enjoys long, hot summers for good fruiting. Train your vine against a wall or let it run on a trellis or pergola.

In spring, remove sterile, weak, or misplaced branches to redirect all sap to the clusters-bearing shoots. Once the berries have formed, proceed with another pruning, leaving 2 or 3 leaves above each cluster. Take the opportunity to remove excess foliage. To avoid exhausting your vine, leave one cluster per shoot in the first year, then two in the second year, and so on. These spring and summer prunings are called fruiting prunings. Their purpose is to obtain fuller clusters and larger berries. In winter (outside the freezing period), shorten the shoots that produced fruit the previous year.

To prevent powdery mildew and downy mildew, treat your vine in spring and during summer with fungicide and/or sulphur powder, especially if you live in a rainy region.

Planting period

Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time October to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Climbing, Orchard
Region concerned Corse, Sud-Ouest, Zone méditerranéenne, dite de l’olivier
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)

Care

Pruning instructions In spring, remove any infertile, weak or badly placed branches. Once the berries have formed, leave 2 or 3 leaves above each bunch in summer and remove superfluous foliage. In winter (outside the frost period), cut back branches that produced fruit the previous year.
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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