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  • From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>
  • To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Concord vs Valiant
  • Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:30:19 -0500

Lon,
Yes, Wild grapes do grow here but the closest vine is several miles away. My "Concord" has larger, juicier fruit than Valiant plus it ripens weeks later than Valiant. Neighbors give us their Valiants a few weeks before my "Concords" begin to ripen.
I believe I mentioned before that when I was a consultant to Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the mfgrs of Kleenix), I discovered that, out of 1,000 seeds, at least one will produce a plant that will thrive in one USDA zone colder and at least one out of 10,000 will thrive two zones colder. No, my "Concord" is not a cross with Vitis riparia.

Jim Fruth
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Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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Do you have wild Vitis riparia in the area? The survivors might have
been the result of a chance cross between the Concord and a Vitis
riparia. The small cluster and berry size of riparia comes through
rather strongly, so the result could be something with a resemblance to
Valiant. I have several labrusca-riparia hybrids in my material and
there is a definite "family resemblance" if you aren't looking for the
differences. But the parentage of Valiant is well documented as
Fredonia x Vitis riparia.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at
http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association
"Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
For even more grape lessons, go to http://www.grapeschool.com
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On Sep 17, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

Back in the days when I didn't know Valiant grapes existed, I
planted
Concord. I nursed my plants through a Winter so I could get seed,
which I
subsequently planted. A few of the seeds grew and thrived. Now that I
also
have Valiant too, I can't tell which is which; they are identical.
Could it
be that Valiant is really only hardy offspring of Concord?

Jim Fruth





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