Grape Vine 'Black Hamburgh'
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Grape Vine 'Black Hamburgh'

Vitis vinifera 'Trollinger

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Supplied as a grafted vine approximately 12" - 18" (30 - 45 cm) tall including roots.

Originating from Germany where it is known as Trollinger, Black Hamburgh found fame and favour in the UK after Lancelot 'Capability' Brown planted a vine at Hampton Court Palace in 1768. Over 230 years on the vine is now famously known as the Great Vine - and rightly so as it is now over 120 feet (36.5 metres) long and produces an annual crop of 500 to 700 bunches of grapes weighing 500 - 700 lbs (220 - 320 kg).

Often recognised as the easiest of greenhouse grapes it is a reliable and strong growing variety that produces a consistently good quality crop of delicious black dessert grapes. In Italy, where it is known as Schiava, it is used for making wines - and this is something we have done with our own crop, producing a delicate rosé wine.

One point of note is that whilst recommended for protected growing only, we have a lovely productive vine here at the nursery growing outside - though fruit is very late to ripen outside (late October), so in years with an early frost the crop can be damaged.

• Originally from Germany.
• Mid-Season fruit ripening (late if grown outside).
• Recommended for protected growing only (greenhouse, polytunnel or conservatory).
• Can be trained by spur pruning.
• Self fertile.
• Fruit contains seeds.

Supplied as a grafted vine approximately 12" - 18" (30 - 45 cm) tall including roots.

For a little more in depth information on Grape Vine 'Black Hamburgh' you may find the following articles of great use...
How To Plant, Grow & Train Grape Vines
Not So Sour Grapes - magazine article on the basics of growing grapes
How To Prune and Train a Grape Using The Guyot Method (Video)

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