Concord Grape Vine

Vitis labrusca

Self-fertile

Bold, sweet ‘grapey’ flavor. The grape for juice, jelly and eating off the vine.

#2 container
Trimmed

$18each, pay at pickup

Reserve

Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.

Concord is the classic American grape, the source of grape juice and grape jelly. The berries are blue-black, with the famous "grapey" flavor and skins that slip off easily.

It's very hardy, and it handles our humid summers better than European wine grapes, but it does need black rot control.

Great for juice, jelly, pies and eating off the vine (it does have seeds).

Space Concord vines 6–8 feet apart along the trellis.

How it tastes

Bold, sweet, ‘grapey’ flavor: the taste of grape juice and grape jelly. The sweet pulp slips out of a tangy skin, and it has seeds.

At a glance

You get: #2 container, Trimmed
Hardiness zones: USDA 4–8 (Salem County is 7)
Blooms: Mid season
Ripens: Late September
Starts bearing: Usually the third year after planting
Mature size: Vine; trains along a trellis or arbor
Pollination: Self-fertile
Botanical name: Vitis labrusca
Price: $18 each, paid at pickup
Pickup: Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March

The fruit

Looks: Large blue-black slip-skin berries with seeds, in medium clusters
Flavor: The classic bold ‘grapey’ flavor
Best for: Juice, Jelly, Pies, Fresh, Sweet wine
Keeps: About a week or two in the fridge

Pollination

Self-fertile. One vine will fruit on its own.

Growing tips

Watch for: Highly susceptible to black rot, the main grape disease here; moderate for powdery mildew

Full sun and good air flow. Grapes need a sturdy trellis, arbor or fence.
Prune hard every winter. Grapes fruit on new shoots, and most of last year's growth gets cut off.
Black rot is the main disease here. Good air flow and a basic spray schedule keep it in check.
Expect the first real crop in the third year.

Spray schedule: Grape Growing in the Home Garden: Pest Control (Rutgers Cooperative Extension, fact sheet FS100)

New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.

Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.