Vitis coignetiae

Rust Red Vine (Vitis coignetiae )

The Auburn Auburn vine or vine (Vitis coignetiae ) is a climbing shrub with black fruit from the family of grapevine family ( Vitaceae ). The natural range of the species is located in Japan, Korea and eastern Russia. The species is often cultivated.

Description

The Auburn is a vine to 25 feet high climbing shrub with reddish brown tomentose stems. Every third rung node missing tendrils or inflorescences. The leaves are divided into leaf blade and petiole. The leaf blade is simple, 20 to 30 inches wide, roundish - ovate, more or less distinctly three-to five-lobed with deep heart-shaped base and narrow petiole. The leaf margin is provided with short stachelspitzigen teeth. The upper leaf surface is dull green, wrinkled and nearly bald, the bottom is especially along veins rusty tomentose spinnwebig. The autumn color is striking scarlet to crimson.

The flowers are arranged in 6 to 12 centimeters long, narrow and rusty tomentose panicles. The fruits are frosted black and purple and have a diameter of about 1 centimeter. The Russet-red vine blooms from June to July.

Occurrence and habitat requirements

The natural range is located in Japan on Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku, on the Korean Peninsula and Sakhalin in eastern Russia. The Russet-red vine grows in cool moist forests, fresh, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline, sandy- loamy to loamy, humus-rich, fertile soil in full sun to light shade locations. The species is usually frost hardy.

System

The Rust Red Vine (Vitis coignetiae ) is a species in the genus of grapevines ( Vitis ), where it is associated with the sub-genus Vitis. The genus is in the family of grapevine family ( Vitaceae ) assigned to the subfamily Vitoideae. The species was described in 1883 by Jules Émile Planchon first scientifically valid. The genus name comes from the Latin Vitis and is used for the " vine " and the " vine ".

Use

The Russet-red vine is often cultivated due to the remarkable fall color.