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Chinese bramble grape

Vitis davidii

Also called Davids rebe grape

Chinese bramble grape
Photo: Samuend, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vitis davidii is a vigorous climbing grape vine from China that bears small, black, edible-type grapes and can reach about 8 m. It is grown mainly for its ornamental foliage and fruit in temperate gardens, and needs a sunny spot and support to climb on.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells, especially while establishing, and allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soils if drainage is good.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates, roughly -20 °C or colder; protect young shoots from late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. & S. China
Climate
temperate

About

Vitis davidii is a species of vining plant native to Asia. The plant grows to a height of up to 8 m (25 ft) and bears small, black grapes. It is also known as the Chinese bramble grape.

Other Vitis plants

Mapleleaf grape · Vitis adenoclada · Summer grape · Amur grape · Canyon grape · Vitis balansana · Vitis bellula · Autumn grape · Birch-leaf grape · Vitis blancoi · North China Grape · California wild grape

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitis davidii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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