The scuppernong grape is its state fruit; one vine in the Outer Banks is more than 400 years old
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spelled) in the 1580's sent back reports from the Outer Banks of grape vines that 
... "Mother Vineyard," a vine that is now over 400 years old and covers half an 
acre.