Vitis davidii
Spiny Vitis

Uses

Edible uses

Notes

Fruit - raw or dried for winter use^[1]^[2]. A harsh flavour^[3]^[4]. A pleasant flavour according to other reports^[5]^[6]. Small but sweet^[7]. The fruit is about 16mm in diameter^[6].

Young leaves are wrapped around other foods and then baked, they impart a pleasant flavour^[8].

Young tendrils - raw or cooked^[8]^[9].

Fruit

Leaves

Material uses

A yellow dye is obtained from the fresh or dried leaves^[10]. Plants can be used as a ground cover in a sunny position^[11]. They are best spaced about 3.5 metres apart each way^[12]. They can be encouraged to cover the ground by laying brushwood flat on the ground and pegged into position. The twigs would eventually rot and the plant would assume complete and constant control^[12].

Unknown part

Dye

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

There are no medicinal uses listed for Vitis davidii.

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Climber or Soil surface

Ecological Functions

Ground cover

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe[K]. Six weeks cold stratification improves the germination rate, and so stored seed is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is obtained. Germination should take place in the first spring, but sometimes takes another 12 months. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter. Plant out in early summer.

Cuttings of mature wood of the current seasons growth, December/January in a frame. These cuttings can be of wood 15 - 30cm long or they can be of short sections of the stem about 5cm long with just one bud at the top of the section. In this case a thin, narrow strip of the bark about 3cm long is removed from the bottom half of the side of the stem. This will encourage callusing and the formation of roots. Due to the size of these cuttings they need to be kept in a more protected environment than the longer cuttings.

Layering.

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Cultivation

Prefers a deep rich moist well-drained moderately fertile loam^[1]^[6]. Grows best in a calcareous soil^[6]. Succeeds in sun or partial shade though a warm sunny position is required for the fruit to ripen^[6].

The young growth in spring can be damaged by late frosts. Plants climb by means of tendrils^[7]. They grow particularly well into elm trees^[13]. Any pruning should be carried out in winter when the plants are dormant otherwise they bleed profusely^[7]^[6]. Plants are occasionally cultivated for their edible fruits^[14]^[2].

Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus^[6].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Vitis davidii.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1^1.2 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)
? ^2.0^2.1^2.2 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)
? ^3.0^3.1 Sholto-Douglas. J. Alternative Foods. ()
? ^4.0^4.1 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-00-00)
? ^5.0^5.1^5.2 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4^6.5^6.6^6.7^6.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
? ^7.0^7.1^7.2^7.3 Thomas. G. S. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray ISBN 0-7195-5043-2 (1992-00-00)
? ^8.0^8.1^8.2 Harris. B. C. Eat the Weeds. Pivot Health (1973-00-00)
? ^9.0^9.1 Harrington. H. D. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0-8623-0343-9 (1967-00-00)
? ^10.0^10.1 Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. ISBN 0-02-544950-8 (1974-00-00)
? ^11.0^11.1 Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)
? ^12.0^12.1^12.2 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (1990-00-00)
? Philbrick H. and Gregg R. B. Companion Plants. Watkins (1979-00-00)
? Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)
? Wilson. E. H. Plantae Wilsonae. ()

[PFAFimport-1-1] ? ^1.0^1.1^1.2 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)

[PFAFimport-61-2] ? ^2.0^2.1^2.2 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)

[PFAFimport-22-3] ? ^3.0^3.1 Sholto-Douglas. J. Alternative Foods. ()

[PFAFimport-183-4] ? ^4.0^4.1 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-11-5] ? ^5.0^5.1^5.2 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)

[PFAFimport-200-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4^6.5^6.6^6.7^6.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-182-7] ? ^7.0^7.1^7.2^7.3 Thomas. G. S. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray ISBN 0-7195-5043-2 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-55-8] ? ^8.0^8.1^8.2 Harris. B. C. Eat the Weeds. Pivot Health (1973-00-00)

[PFAFimport-85-9] ? ^9.0^9.1 Harrington. H. D. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0-8623-0343-9 (1967-00-00)

[PFAFimport-168-10] ? ^10.0^10.1 Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. ISBN 0-02-544950-8 (1974-00-00)

[PFAFimport-188-11] ? ^11.0^11.1 Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-208-12] ? ^12.0^12.1^12.2 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-18-13] ? Philbrick H. and Gregg R. B. Companion Plants. Watkins (1979-00-00)

[PFAFimport-46-14] ? Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)

[PFAFimport-109-15] ? Wilson. E. H. Plantae Wilsonae. ()

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Belongs to family	Vitaceae +
Belongs to genus	Vitis +
Functions as	Ground cover +
Has common name	Spiny Vitis +
Has drought tolerance	Intolerant +
Has edible part	Fruit + and Leaves +
Has edible use	Unknown use +
Has fertility type	Insects +
Has flowers of type	Hermaphrodite +
Has hardiness zone	7 +
Has material part	Unknown part +
Has material use	Dye +
Has mature height	15 +
Has search name	vitis davidii + and x +
Has shade tolerance	Light shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil teclayture preference	Clay +
Has soil teloamyture preference	Loamy +
Has soil tesandyture preference	Sandy +
Has soil water retention preference	Well drained +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomy name	Vitis davidii +
Has water requirements	moderate +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Climber + and Soil surface +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Deciduous +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +