FRUIT AND GARDEN REVIEW: The Concord grape

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Sheila Long harvests Concord grapes in one of the Missouri State University Fruit Experiment Station vineyards. Concord usually ripens in mid-September at Mountain Grove.




Posted: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:08 am


FRUIT AND GARDEN REVIEW: The Concord grape

By: Marilyn Odneal, Missouri State University horticulture adviser

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Concord grapes have definitely stood the test of time. Developed from wild New England native grapes in 1849 by Ephraim Bull, a Bostonian, the Concord grape was selected after planting and evaluating about 22,000 seedlings. In 1853 Ephraim won first prize for his discovery at the Boston Horticultural Society Exhibition.

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