Plant field guide
Muscadine - Supreme
The king of fresh-eating muscadines. Produces the largest berries of any muscadine variety - up to the size of a quarter. Dark reddish-purple fruit with crisp, sweet flesh and edible skin. Female variety requiring a pollinator.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Vitis rotundifolia 'Supreme'
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Height
- 120 in (305 cm) – 240 in (610 cm)
- Spread
- 120 in (305 cm) – 240 in (610 cm)
- Spacing
- 120 in (305 cm)
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 7–9; average annual extreme minimum from 0°F (-17.8°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- moderate
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: February, March.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Female vine - needs a self-fertile pollinator nearby. Berries are so large they are often mistaken for plums. Excellent disease resistance. Late ripening extends the muscadine harvest season.
Pruning
Heavy dormant pruning. Bilateral cordon training recommended.
Fertilizer
Balanced (10-10-10)
Early spring and late May
Mulch
3-4 inches of organic mulch.