Sculptural Plants

Silk Tree Nurseries graft and grow a wide range of edible, wine, and oramental grape vines, all of which are hardy in the UK climate, and will give reliable, heavy crops each year. If you are looking to plant a small vineyard or large arbour, then please contact us for quantity discounts if ordering more than 25 vines. We can also supply in vineyard quantity. The majority of our grape vines are grafted onto diseases resistant SO4 rootstock.
VINE UPDATE: we are now very low on grape vine stock - all varieties will become available again in October-January.

	EDIBLE, JUICE & WINE GRAPE VINES
	Cabernet Dorsa - Red , JUICE & WINE Cabernet dorsa is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Dornfelder and is considered to be of a 'superior quality' to both in terms of wine flavour and depth. A very hardy and vigorous vine which should produce a good harvest in the UK climate. 10Litre pot, 4-6ft specimens £29.99 (B)
	Cabernet Sauvignon - Red , JUICE & WINE Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the world's most renowned variety grown for fine red wine. Originating from the 17th century, it has it's origins in the Bordeaux region of France, and is a classic French grape crop. Distinct and smooth flavour, on a reliable and very hardy and disease resistant vine. Blue-black grapes late in season. 3Litre pot, (grafted) newly potted £12.99 (A)
	Chardonnay - White, JUICE & WINE This very well know variety of grape, Chardonnay, is grown in the millions in vineyards around the world because of it's high sugar and acid content. It used in dry, sweet, and sparkling wines. It is a heavy cropping variety that should reward you with enough grapes to attempt home brew Chardonnay every year. The vine itself is vigorous, and can cover a pagoda or trellis easily in one year. Note this is a grafted vine. 3Litre pot, (grafted) newly potted £12.99 (A)
	Dornfelder - Red, JUICE & WINE Vitis 'Dornfelder' is a cross between the Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe grape and has produced a grape that is large and full of juice, so this vine is a good choice if you like squeezed grape juice. Dornfelder is also becoming popular in the vineyards of Germany, where it is used to produce full flavoured, fruity, deep red wine. 3Litre pot, (grafted) newly potted £13.99 (A)
	Kerner - White, EDIBLE & WINE Vitis 'Kerner' is a rarely available grape vine, grown by commercial vineyards in Europe for it's superb flavour and aroma. This grape variety is a cross between Black Hamburg and Reisling, and it has taken the best of both of these vines, being very resistant to frost, so ideal for the UK climate, as well as producing abundant grapes for wine and for eating straight off the vine. 3Litre pot, (grafted) 1ft trunk - 2-3ft specimens £14.99 (A)
	Madelaine de Sylvaner - White, EDIBLE & WINE Vitis Madelaine Sylvaner is, in my opinion, the best outdoor white eating grape for the UK climate. This is an early cropping variety which will produce fruit in abundance and is realiable each year. It is disease resistant, and can be grown in a south, east, or west facing garden. 3Litre pot, (grafted) newly potted £13.99 (A)
	Muscat Bleu - Blue/Black, EDIBLE & WINE Vitis 'Muscat bleu' is a fabulous blue-black eating grape that will grow outdoors and ripen in the UK. It has a rich, deep muscat flavour and can also be used to make a distinctive wine.
	Vitis labrusca 'Niagara' - RARE - STRAWBERRY GRAPE VINE Sweet flavoured, white SEEDLESS grape vine We are very pleased to be offering a range of 'Strawberry' grape vines that are extremely rare to find in this country, and, as far as we know, we are the only nursery in the UK to be offering these rare but delicious grape varieties. What are 'Strawberry' grape vines? They are grafted (see below) hybrid grape vines that have evolved from the Northern Fox Grape called Vitis labrusca. They are highly prized by both Californian vineyards, and European vineyards for their very sweet, very fruity flavoured grapes that give that amazing fresh fruit flavour to wines such as Ernest & Julio's Turning Leaf and White Grenache. You have never tasted anything like a 'Strawberry' grape fresh off the vine - it tastes just very sweet, and is ideal for juice on the table, and you can also use it for jam, jelly, and preserve making, as well, of course, in wine. Requires a warm sheltered wall for grapes to ripen. Newly grafted vines now available on 1ft stems £19.99 (A)
	Pheonix - White, EDIBLE & WINE Vitis 'Phoenix' is one of the two new German hybrids that have been bred specifically for the UK climate. It is very disease resistant, cold hardy, early cropping, and vigorous. This variety is one of the best for edible table grapes that can be harvested straight off the vine and eaten. The grapes, which are very large, have a nice muscat flavour, and will ripen a golden colour in early October. Newly grafted vines now available on 1ft stems £13.99 (A)
	Regent - Red, EDIBLE & WINE Vitis 'Regent' is one of the two new German hybrids that have been bred specifically for the UK climate. It is very disease resistant, cold hardy, early cropping, and vigorous. This variety of grape is delicious as a table grape eaten straight from the vine; lovely and sweet and full of flavour - it also makes a very good wine with a distinct, fruity red flavour. Newly grafted vines now available on 1ft stems £12.99 (A)
	Saint Laurent - Rose , JUICE & WINE Vitis 'Saint Laurent' is a rarely available grape vine, grown by commercial vineyards in Austria and Slovenia for it's cold tolerance and ability to cope with wet and cold together. It is a lovely, red-pink grape that makes a very berry-fruit tasting rose wine. A vigourous vine, this grape variety will easy cover a pagoda or trellis in two seasons. 3Litre pot, (grafted) £13.99 (A)
	Siegerrebe - Red, EDIBLE & WINE This variey of grape vine, Siegerrebe, has one of the finest flavours of any grape. It can be eaten from the vine, but it is also used in commericial wines to make a very rich, full flavour glass. Siegerrebe will grow in the most northern parts of the country, and is one of the cold hardiest of any grape vines. It is a very early cropping variety so does not need a very hot summer to bear fruit. 10Litre pot, (grafted) 4-6ft £29.99 (B)
	ORNAMENTAL GRAPE VINES
	Brandt - FIRE VINE You have never seen anything quite like the spectacular colours of the Fire Grape Vine, Vitis 'Brandt'. One of the most vigorous grape vines available, it can cover an arbour in just one season(!). It fruits madly with bunches of black grapes, but this grape vine is mostly grown for it's magnificent autum foliage. Take a look at the picture to the right - this was taken of our own vine last autumn - incredible scarlet red with yellow veins, and these leaves cover the vine all through late summer to early winter. It has been the talking point of our garden for the last 3 years. 3Litre pot, 1-2ft - £12.99 (A)
	Spetchley Red - RED FLAME VINE The ornamental Red Flame Vine, Vitis Spetchley Red, is grown for it's spectacular autumn display of fire red leaves. Darkening with each day of autumn, the leaves turn from purple to crimson to a deep scarlet. On a large vine, covering a pagoda, this can give a most dazzling late autumn display. This is a FULLY HARDY vine, able to withstand harsh winters, and is quite vigorous. It has edible black grapes, but is really grown for its wonderful foliage. 3Litre pot, 3ft - £12.99 (A)