Niagara Grape Vine

Vitis labrusca

Self-fertile

Sweet white (green) grape for eating, juice and wine.

#2 container
Trimmed

$18each, pay at pickup

Reserve

Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.

Niagara is the leading white (green) American grape. The berries are large and pale green-gold, with a sweet, fruity, "foxy" flavor.

It's the white counterpart to Concord, and it's used for white grape juice and sweet wine, and for eating fresh.

Vigorous and productive, it makes a great grape arbor.

Niagara was bred in Niagara County, New York, from Concord and Cassady. The cross was made in 1868 and the grape was first sold in 1882. It ripens with or just before Concord.

How it tastes

Very sweet and fruity, with the musky ‘foxy’ flavor of American grapes when fully ripe. The skin slips off easily, and it has seeds.

At a glance

You get: #2 container, Trimmed
Hardiness zones: USDA 5–8 (Salem County is 7)
Blooms: Mid season
Ripens: Mid September
Starts bearing: Usually the third year after planting
Mature size: Vine; trains along a trellis or arbor
Pollination: Self-fertile
Botanical name: Vitis labrusca
Price: $18 each, paid at pickup
Pickup: Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March

The fruit

Looks: Large green-white slip-skin berries with seeds
Flavor: Sweet, fruity and ‘foxy’ when fully ripe
Best for: Fresh, White grape juice, Jelly, Sweet white wine
Keeps: About a week or two in the fridge

Pollination

Self-fertile. One vine will fruit on its own.

Growing tips

Watch for: Highly susceptible to black rot and downy mildew, so it needs more spraying than Concord in our humid summers

Full sun and good air flow. Grapes need a sturdy trellis, arbor or fence.
Prune hard every winter. Grapes fruit on new shoots, and most of last year's growth gets cut off.
Black rot is the main disease here. Good air flow and a basic spray schedule keep it in check.
Expect the first real crop in the third year.

Spray schedule: Grape Growing in the Home Garden: Pest Control (Rutgers Cooperative Extension, fact sheet FS100)

New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.

Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.