Question: What’s the name of North Carolina’s official state fruit, first noted by English colonists on Roanoke Island in the 1580s?
Answer: North Carolina’s official state fruit is the Scuppernong grape (Vitis rotundifolia), a muscadine variety. The state fruit was named in 2001; it was first noted by English colonists on Roanoke Island in the 1580s, who reported abundant grapevines and discovered the ancient “Mother Vineyard.”
