Product Description
Only one per person or household.This new variety is very limited.
*** Muscadine vines ship from late November through April ***
*** We ship to colder states beginning in late March & early April UNLESS you request it to ship earlier.
If you live above Virginia, please tell us in the comments if you would like your muscadine order shipped ASAP or if you prefer for us to ship in April 2026.
⇒ Tip: To receive your muscadine vines the fastest – we recommend placing an order for muscadine vines on an order all by themselves. (When other plants and trees are in the order we will wait until everything is ready before we ship. )
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Released by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
The Altus™ muscadine variety, named for Arkansas’ wine capital, will be used for wine and juice production
Altus™, is a black, seeded and cold hardy, but is smaller in size and targeted for wine and juice production.
Altus Muscadine is a black self-fertile variety. This new variety is a high-quality, cold-hardy cultivar ideal for wine and juice production.
Released by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Margaret Worthington, director of the Fruit Breeding Program for the experiment station, noted that although muscadines are known for being susceptible to damage when exposed to cold temperatures, Altus stands out for their its ability to withstand colder weather compared to other muscadine varieties.
AltusTM is a new University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture muscadine that is intended as a complement or replacement for Noble. AltusTM is primarily intended as a high-quality, cold-hardy cultivar for wine and juice production, but its larger berry size and improved stem scar also give it potential as a dual-use cultivar for fresh market.
Self-fertile, Medium size fruit (~3 g larger than Noble) Uniform ripening clusters, High vigor
Cold hardy. Floral aromatics and vibrant juice color. Outstanding processing quality
Early-mid season
Available Plant Sizes:
2 Year Bare-root – The majority of the plants we grow are 2 year bare-root. The average length of the vines are 2-4′ with an excellent root system.
Planting instructions and instructional videos.
*** We recommend ***
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It’s a small cost but offers a big reward for your vineyard.
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