Foundation Plant Services
UC Davis Home
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Home
Foundation Plant Services Banner

Grape Variety: Sweet Scarlet

Variety Name Sweet Scarlet
All Synonyms A2, A61-16
Countries of Origin USA
Species Vitis vinifera
Breeder David Ramming and Ronald Tarailo
Institution USDA ARS Hort. Crops Research Lab (Parlier, CA)
Year Released 2004
Status of Ownership U.S. Plant Patent PP 15,891 P3 licensed to the California Table Grape Commission
Pedigree C33-30 x C103-41
Berry Color Red
Uses Table
Comments Sweet Scarlet is a mid-season red seedless table grape with muscat flavor that ripens with Ruby Seedless. The cultivar, formerly known as A2, was developed and tested by David Ramming and Ron Tarailo of the USDA-ARS, in Parlier, California. The clusters of Sweet Scarlet are large in size, conical in shape and compact, with berries weighing approximately 5.5 grams. The berries are firm and crisp and have a sweet, neutral flavor. The grape has raspberry-red skin. PLEASE NOTE: Sale of this variety is restricted outside the United States. Inquiries should be directed to the California Table Grape Commission in Fresno, California.

Sweet Scarlet Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status
 
Sweet Scarlet [01] (proprietary)
Registration Status Registered
Source USDA-ARS, Parlier, California
Proprietary Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments This proprietary selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1998 from the USDA-ARS grapevine breeding program in Parlier, California.