How Do I Root Scuppernong Grapevines?

The scuppernong grapevine, also known as the muscadine grapevine, is native to the Southeastern United States and grows wild in North Carolina. The scuppernong produces small clusters of grapes that vary from green, yellow and purple. Scuppernong grapevines like warm, humid conditions and cannot tolerate temperatures of 10 degrees Fahrenheit or below. This grapevine can grow from 60 to 100 feet and is hardy in zones 8 through 11. It can be rooted so you can have more grapevines.

Brick or U-shaped wire

Instructions

- 1
  Look over the grapevine in mid-summer and find a cane that is this season’s growth.
- 2
  Bend that cane to the ground. Make sure that it's long enough to lie on the ground, leaving the tip free.
- 3
  Score the stem in four or five places with a sharp knife where the branch touches the ground.
- 4
  Mound soil over the cane, leaving the tip uncovered. Lay a brick or push down two U-shaped wires to hold the cane against the ground, if the cane is unruly.
- 5
  Keep the ground moist so the cane will produce roots. The sections where you scored the cane will produce roots.
- 6
  Sever the cane from the parent in the fall when the grape goes dormant and roots have developed.
- 7
  Dig up the rooted grape and plant it.

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