Kishmish Jupiter – grape variety with description and photo

Less than 20 years ago, a group of scientists from the US Research University in Arkansas developed the Jupiter Kishmish grape variety. This interspecific hybrid quickly won the love of winegrowers and amateur gardeners, thanks to the good taste of berries and unpretentiousness in care.

  Description

Kishmish grape Jupiter USA belongs to seedless, stenospermocarpic, table varieties with early ripening, no more than 110-125 days. Seedlessness is high, sometimes small rudiments are found. The bushes are medium or strongly tall. U.S. Jupiter kishmish grape cuttings take root very well. A young bush begins to bear fruit already 2-3 years after planting. The flowers are bisexual, well pollinated. On the shoots, 2-5 inflorescences are tied, which do not need to be normalized, since with proper care the grapes can easily cope with the load. The optimal number of eyes per plant is 35-45. The vine is cut at least 7-9 eyes. Of the replacement buds, the shoots are mostly fruit-bearing. Jupiter has a good affinity with CO4 rootstocks, Berlandieri x Riparia and Kober 5BB.

Clusters are large, weighing 250-450 g, very decorative, conical in shape, evenly dense, moderately winged. The berries are medium large, weighing 5-7 g, ovoid, oblong oval in shape with a pointed tip, green-pink, rich pink or red, with a dark blue tint when fully ripe. The pulp is dense, juicy, fleshy with a good sweet taste and a moderate isabelle tone. The skin is thin, but dense, resistant to cracking. With an acidity of 4-6 g / dm20, sugar accumulation reaches 22-100 g / 3 cmXNUMX.

Advantages of the variety

One of the main advantages is increased frost resistance -27-29C. Therefore, he does not need winter shelter. Kishmish stands out among other varieties and a relatively early date of entry into fruiting, as well as a stable and high yield. With proper care, 230-260 q/ha can be collected.

Berries with high taste characteristics, pleasant, not intrusive nutmeg tone, not prone to cracking, have a high market value and are well transported. However, when overripe, they crumble very quickly.

It has moderate resistance to many fungal diseases. Not damaged by wasps. Roots well and very quickly.

Video “Kishmish Jupiter – frost-resistant American variety”

This video tells how ripe bunches look, the advantages of this variety, growing features and ways to increase yields.

@GRAPE JUPITER (raisin from USA)