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The scuppernong is a large variety of muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia), [1] a species of grape native to the southern United States. It is usually a greenish or bronze ...
Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine, [1] is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States. [2] The growth range extends from Florida to New Jersey coast, and west to eastern Texas and Oklahoma. [3]
The Scuppernong had remained largely undeveloped throughout history. In 1793, the town of Columbia was built on its banks, as were several boat landings. The Scuppernong is a blackwater river: it water is colored like black tea or coffee. The Scuppernong served as a means of transportation for the early settlers in this region of North Carolina.
The Scuppernong region is home to one of the largest populations of black bears in the southeast United States. [2] Red wolves, a rare and endangered species of wolf native to southeast North America, also live in the area. [2] [8] [9] Other terrestrial animals that may be seen near the Scuppernong River include white-tailed deer and bobcats. [10]
Wine has been produced in the North Carolina area since the early days of European colonization in the 17th century. Wine growers in North Carolina were the first to cultivate a Native American grape variety, the Scuppernong, which produces a sweet wine, examples of which are still being made in the state.
The lake was once named "Scuppernong", [4] an Algonquian word which means "the place where magnolias grow". Scuppernong grapes once grew abundantly on the lake's shores, which is the source of their name. [5] Lake Phelps is named for Josiah Phelps, the first white man to enter its waters.
Blanc du Bois (French, white [grape] of the woods [forest]) is an American hybrid grape that was created in 1968 by John A. Mortensen at the University of Florida’s Central Florida Research and Education Center in Leesburg, Florida.
State Food type Food name Image Year & citation Alabama: State cookie Yellowhammer cookie: 2023 [1]: State nut: Pecan: 1982 [2]: State fruit: Blackberry: 2004 [3]: State tree fruit