Are these wild grapes? Lansing MI and in a jam making mood
Posted Aug 25, 2018, 10:40 PM UTC
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They definitely look like wild grapes to me. The leaves are right, and wild grapes are smaller than store bought. There is an invasive vine in MO that has similar leaves and similar berries, but is not grape. It’s berries are more sparse and darker in color. Personally, I would try one to see what the flavor is.
Edit: what tells me they are grapes is the white dust-like coating they have.
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I've grown grapes before and recognized these because of their leaves and coating as well. Wanted to make sure I wasn't fooling myself.
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I don’t know if there is a wine making sub reddit, but if there is, you may want to ask there. They might be able to provide a variety. Enjoy those grapes !
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Could be wild muscadine grapes. But there’s also a plant that grows wild in MI that looks similar but is poisonous.
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Seems like they're grapes; the other plant has less jagged leaves and different berry clusters.
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Yeah, they look super similar to muscadine grapes that grow around here (Southeast Ky). Better to be safe than sorry with edible plants, though!☺️
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They look like a grape vine wrapped around a branch of a tree or something like that.
Yes, these ones were growing up and around a tree.