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["Richard O'Barr" <aatopgunaa@mindspring.com>]

I do not think you will have too much luck, but I really have not tried it.
I do however, have  a vine of Southland which is a muscadine/grape (Vitus
rotundifolia with Vitus labrusca). It has more serrated leaves, the Japanese
beetles just crave it, and the grapes are good ; slightly elongated.
                                                           Richard O'Barr
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Love" <lovehd@comcast.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 4:27 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] muscadine grafting


> I have a number of old (30+ years) grape vines at our new place that I am
> now almost certain are Concord grapes. I intend to graft some different
> bunch grape varieties next spring onto these old root systems to speed up
> the establishment of new vines. I am also considering putting in some
> muscadine grapes. I have read that muscadine cannot be used as a rootstock
> for bunch grapes due to compatibility issues, but I was curious if
muscadine
> could be grafted to the Concord rootstock, at least as a temporary measure
> until the new shoots could be layered onto their own roots.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hal
> Whites Creek, TN
> USDA zone 6b
>
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