Recommended cultivars Growing Fruit for Home Use Fruit Experiment Station Missouri State

Cultivar	Harvest season	Color	Cluster Size	Uses and other notes
American Cultivars (seeded)
Buffalo	mid	blue-black	med	Fruit is used fresh and for juice. Vines are winter hardy.
Delaware	mid	red	small	Fruit is used fresh and for juice, jam, jelly, and wine. Delaware is attractive to birds, so this cultivar should be netted. Moderately winter hardy.
Concord	late	blue-black	med	Fruit is used fresh and for juice, jam, jelly and wine. Concord is particularly good for use in arbors since it is disease resistant, very winter hardy, and not attractive to birds.
Catawba	late	red	large	Fruit is used fresh and for juice and wine. Very winter hardy.
Norton/Cynthiana	late	black	small	Fruit is used for premium red wine in Missouri. Plants may be difficult to obtain. Disease resistant and moderately winter hardy.
American Cultivars (seedless)
Cultivar	Harvest season	Color	Cluster Size	Uses and other notes
Mars	early	blue-black	medium	Fruit is used fresh. Vines are moderately winter hardy.
Reliance	early	red	large	Fruit is used fresh, for juice, and for home dried raisins. Fruit is attractive to birds, so this cultivar should be netted. Vines are moderately winter hardy.
Marquis	mid	white	large	Very large berries on large clusters. Not fully tested in Missouri, but worthy of trial.
French American Hybrid Cultivars (seeded)
Cultivar	Harvest season	Color	Cluster Size	Uses and other notes
Seyval blanc	mid	white	large	Fruit is used for white wine.
Vidal blanc	mid	white	large	Fruit is used for white wine. Vines are moderately winter hardy.
Chambourcin	mid-late	black	large	Fruit is used for red wine. Moderately cold tender and best adapted to southern Missouri.
Cayuga White	mid-late	white	large	Fruit is used for white wine. Vines are moderately winter hardy.

Recommended Grape Cultivars