Grapes (Vitis spp.) grow well in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 10 as a long-lived fruit plant. … Grapes are commonly grown stretched out on a trellis, but these vines can be trained to grow as a bush when given the right support.

What plant do grapes come from?

Most domesticated grapes come from cultivars of Vitis vinifera, a grapevine native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia. Minor amounts of fruit and wine come from American and Asian species such as: Vitis amurensis, the most important Asian species.

What are grape bushes called?

Vitis (grapevines) is a genus of 79 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern hemisphere.