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Re: Table grapes

About the only seedless table grape that will stand up to PD is
Orlando, a variety developed by University of Florida, it is a white
grape,smaller than the Thompson. The below description was lifted from
"The Grape Guy" website.

Richard E Beason
Italy, Texas

From "The Grape Guy"

Danie Wium
"The Grape Guy"
Author of The Complete Grape Growers Guide
http://www-my-grape-vine.com

Orlando Seedless – This is a table grape with great flavor and fairly
easy to grow. It will need some pruning and thinning of clusters to
maintain, but produces a great tasting wine. Not only is this variety
resistant to PD, but also Powdery and Downy Mildew. It is susceptible
to Anthracnose and Black Rot however.




--- In texasgrapes@yahoogroups.com, "gfrf84" <gfrf84@...> wrote:
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> Could someone give me some suggetions on what type of seedless grape
> would do well in east Texas ? Only wanting to plant a couple of vines
> for table grapes.
>





Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:19 pm

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Could someone give me some suggetions on what type of seedless grape would do well in east Texas ? Only wanting to plant a couple of vines for table grapes....
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Aug 7, 2008
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I have started a library with some cuttings from USDA, but I am in Decatur so my conditions are not like yours. If you want to take time and experiment, get...
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Aug 7, 2008
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it's a bit tricky, but you can plant a PD-resistant rootstock like dog ridge and then in the fall, after it's gotten a bit established, graft on something like...
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Aug 16, 2008
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About the only seedless table grape that will stand up to PD is Orlando, a variety developed by University of Florida, it is a white grape,smaller than the...
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Aug 16, 2008
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