Aramon du Gard
- Black berries
- Interspecific hybrid
- VIVC #542 ↗
- SpeciesShare of its ancestry traced back to each wild grape species, through the most probable parents. Unknown: lines no source traces back.
- V. vinifera50%
- V. aestivalis25%
- SeasonBased on véraison, when the berries start to colour, with slow and early springs removed. About 1 day later than the average variety.
- Mid-season
- Origin
- 1893 · Seibel, Albert
Origins
The most probable parents of Aramon du Gard, and what each source says.
ParentsDNA-confirmedA DNA (marker) study confirmed this parent.Sources agreeTwo or more sources name this parent, without DNA proof.One source onlyOnly one source names this parent.⚠ Sources disagreeSources name different parents, or a DNA test did not confirm the stated one.UnknownNo source names this parent.
VIVC describes it only by species (aestivalis × rupestris), consistent; USDA GRIN names Munson; Chateau Stripmine agrees
VIVC names Aramon; USDA GRIN agrees; Chateau Stripmine agrees
What each source says (3 sources)
✓ matches the most probable parent · ✓ ⇄ same parent, but listed as the other parent · ≈ described only by species, consistent · – this source doesn't know this parent, no conflict · ≠ names a different one · struck through = not confirmed by a DNA test.
| Source | Mother (seed parent) | Father (pollen parent) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
VIVC VIVC passport #542 ↗ | V. rupestris × V. aestivalis | Aramon | Catalogue recordOriginal wording
|
USDA GRIN GRIN accession #1007024 ↗ | Munson | Aramon | Genebank recordOriginal wording
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Chateau Stripmine Albert Seibel — crosses list ↗ | Munson V. rupestris × V. aestivalis | Aramon | Compiled list (original sources not recorded)Original wordingListed on Albert Seibel — crosses list: seed parent Munson, pollen parent Aramon. Row as shown on the site: Row as shown on the site: |
Chateau Stripmine compiles many publications without recording which one each line comes from, so its agreement counts for less than an independent genebank.
Sources checked: VIVC: gives a pedigree · Chateau Stripmine: gives a pedigree · USDA GRIN: gives a pedigree
Breeding records
- Breeder
- Seibel, Albert — VIVC
- Breeder
- Seibel, Albert — Chateau Stripmine
- Year crossed
- 1893 — VIVC
- Stated pedigree
- (RUPESTRIS X LINCECUMII) X ARAMON — VIVC
- Stated pedigree
- Jaeger 70 x Aramon — USDA GRIN
Species ancestry
Aramon du Gard's ancestry is fully traced back to wild species. Depending on which source is right, between 88% and 100% is traced.
- V. vinifera50%
- V. rupestris25%(13%–25%)
- V. aestivalis25%
How certain is the whole lineage?Covers every generation back to wild species, not just the parents: each part of the lineage counts its weakest link.Sources agree all the way: Traced to wild species through links where sources agree (or DNA confirms).Includes a disputed link: Traced through at least one link the sources disagree on.
Following every line of Aramon du Gard's ancestry back to wild species: about 75% rests on sources that agree (no DNA proof somewhere); about 25% passes through a link the sources disagree on.
- Sources agree all the way75%
- Includes a disputed link25%
In the vineyard
How Aramon du Gard behaves in a test vineyard: when it buds, flowers and ripens, and what its fruit is like.
Season timingi
Compared with the average variety, early and late springs removed. Compare with all varieties →
- Aramon du Gard
- Maréchal Foch
- Marquette
- Seyval Blanc
- Vidal
- ← earlier · later →
BudbreakBuds open in spring. Early budbreak means more risk from late spring frost.about 2 days earlier than average4 seasons, 1 place
Sites and seasons (4)
See the numbers
| Season | Aramon du Gard | Maréchal Foch | Marquette | Seyval Blanc | Vidal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva, NY 2009 ↗ | −2 | −5 | – | – | +8 |
| Geneva, NY 2011 ↗ | −3 | −5 | – | 0 | +9 |
| Geneva, NY 2012 ↗ | 0 | −22 | – | +8 | +21 |
| Geneva, NY 2013 ↗ | −1 | −2 | – | – | +5 |
Days from that season's typical variety. * far off and set aside.
BloomFull flowering. Cold or rain at bloom can reduce fruit set.about 3 days later than average6 seasons, 1 place
Sites and seasons (6)
See the numbers
| Season | Aramon du Gard | Maréchal Foch | Marquette | Seyval Blanc | Vidal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva, NY 1995 ↗ | 0 | −1 | – | −2 | +5 |
| Geneva, NY 2008 ↗ | +2 | −3 | – | +2 | +11 |
| Geneva, NY 2009 ↗ | +6 | −6 | – | +4 | +8 |
| Geneva, NY 2011 ↗ | +4 | −4 | – | 0 | +7 |
| Geneva, NY 2012 ↗ | +3 | −6 | – | +2 | +10 |
| Geneva, NY 2013 ↗ | +4 | +1 | – | +2 | +7 |
Days from that season's typical variety. * far off and set aside.
VéraisonBerries soften and change color: ripening begins. The later it comes, the longer the season the variety needs.about the same as average3 seasons, 1 place
Sites and seasons (3)
See the numbers
| Season | Aramon du Gard | Maréchal Foch | Marquette | Seyval Blanc | Vidal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva, NY 2011 ↗ | +1 | −8 | – | +7 | – |
| Geneva, NY 2012 ↗ | −3 | −9 | – | +4 | – |
| Geneva, NY 2013 ↗ | −4 | −6 | – | 0 | – |
Days from that season's typical variety. * far off and set aside.
- Bloom about 48 days after budbreak (45 to 53, 4 seasons)
- Véraison about 62 days after bloom (60 to 64, 3 seasons)
Measured at the USDA grape collection in Geneva, NYYour vineyard will differ: dates shift with your climate. How a variety compares with the others measured there travels better. · USDA GRIN ↗
Fruit and flowers
- Cluster weightAverage of 10 clusters.Lighter than about 65% of the 74 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)CV65 g375 g155 glight
- Cluster lengthAverage of 10 clusters.Shorter than about 60% of the 74 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)CV8 cm21 cm14 cmshort
- Berry weightAverage of 10 berries.About average among the 74 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)VC1.2 g5.4 g2.3 gaverage
- Clusters per shootAverage over 10 shoots — a first hint at yield potential.More than about 75% of the 109 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)CV1.43.92.8many
This variety (bar: earliest to latest season)Other varieties measured at Geneva, NYMost grown in our database:VidalConcord
- Skin color
- Blue-black
- Flesh
- Not colored
- FlavorFoxy: the grapey, Concord-like aroma of American (labrusca) grapes.
- Distinctive (not muscat or foxy)
- Seeds
- Well-developed seeds
- Berry shape
- Round
- FlowersHermaphrodite flowers pollinate themselves; female flowers need another variety planted nearby to set fruit.
- Hermaphrodite (self-fertile, like Concord)
Sources
Pedigree data for Aramon du Gard combines these sources:
- Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut · Aramon du Gard's record ↗
- Chateau Stripmine — Carl Camper's grape breeding compilation (chateaustripmine.info) · Aramon du Gard's record ↗
- USDA-ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Global), National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Geneva NY · Aramon du Gard's record ↗