Summit
Cultivar Information
Flower type = Female
Berry color = Pink/Bronze
Year introduced = 1977
Variety protection = Unpatented
History
'Summit' was released in 1977 by R. Lane of the University of Georgia. 'Summit' was selected from the cross 'Fry' x Ga. 29-49.
Comments
We currently recommend 'Summit' as a main season bronze muscadine for the fresh fruit market. Although 'Summit' is slightly smaller than 'Fry', it has better productivity, more berry rot resistance, and a drier stem scar. Color is slightly pinker than 'Fry', but otherwise its appearance is similar.
Average Berry Quality in Tifton, GA Trials
| Cultivar | Berry weight (g) | Berry diameter (mm) | Soluble solids (%) |
| Summit | 10.4 | 25 | 16.1 |
| Fry | 12.7 | 27 | 15.3 |
| Supreme | 17.7 | 31 | 13.9 |
Cultivar Attributes in Tifton, GA Trials
| Cultivar | Vine vigor | Leaf disease | Berry rot | % Full crop | Harvest period | Ripening | % Dry scar |
| Summit | high | none | slight | 80% | midseason | even | 80% |
| Fry | medium | slight | slight | 70% | midseason | even | 30% |
| Supreme | medium | slight | none | 90% | midseason | uneven | 60% |