Vitis shuttleworthii

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Calusa Grape

Form:	Vine
Size:	ft tall by to 20 ft ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Green
Noted for:	Showy fruits, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Grown by enthusiasts.

Considerations:

High climbing woody vine.

Propagation:

Can be grown from de-pulped seed, and from cuttings with difficulty.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:	Animals eat the berries.
Insects:
Native Habitats:	Moist forests and pinelands. Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

Edible.