Although there are a few muscadine-bunch grape hybrids available, I suspect that you're mistakenly applying the 'hybrid' label incorrectly.
I really don't know why some folks shy away from 'hybrids' - which are the result of crossing two closely related species, especially when we're talking food-producing plants, it's not a 'Frankenplant' - just one that possesses the best traits of both parent species, and in many cases is better than either of its parent.
That said, what you're finding are probably not really hybrids - I suspect most are just improved selections of V.rotundifolia(muscadine grape), either chance seedlings or selections made from seedlings of select crosses - and selected for traits such as heavier bearing, larger fruit size, cold-hardiness, etc. I'll second the recommendation for Isons - they're THE name in muscadine grapes.
If you're determined to have old or 'wild' types, they do offer an 'old-time favorites' package of Fry(bronze), Summit(red), and Cowart(black), three well-proven older varieties. We had an old, old Scuppernong vine back home at the farm, but newer, improved varieties my dad planted decades later were markedly better - in fruit size, flavor, and productivity. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ison's
