Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) usually reaches around 150-200 cm. The plant is producing large amounts of delicious fruits. It is quite frost resistant and easy to grow but requires carefully prepared acid soil, full sun exposition and regular watering.

HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY'S VARIETIES

(presented in order of ripening)


EARLIBLUE:

This variety is the first one to ripen and has upright bushes reaching around 120 - 180cm and large glossy green leaves. This variety is very easy to grow. It has large, light blue, sweet flavored berries.


BLUETTA

This variety has much smaller compact bushes usually reaching around 90 - 150cm. Although it is not as big as Earliblue it yields more berries even before reaching full maturity. The fruits are dark blue, medium size with a tangy blueberry flavour. It is more frost resistant than Earliblue.


DUKE

This is an early variety that has open, upright bushes reaching 130-150cm. It is very vigorous and very productive. Duke blooms late which protects blossoms from spring frosts. Its berries are large, light blue, firm and remain fresh for a long time.


SUNRISE

This variety is averagely vigorous, reaching around 130-160cm. The berries are ligt blue, very flavoured, wiht a small scar. It prefers better soils and is rather cold hardy.


SPARTAN

It has high upright bushes reaching 210 cm at maturity and large glossy leaves. Ripens at the end of july, has light blue, very large berries wiht a delicous tangy flavour. It requires well drained soil and a lot of sun.


PATRIOT

The bushes are rather low or medium size and frost hardy. This is one of heavy producers of large size fruit. The berries are dark blue and highly flavored. The plants are very adpatable to many types of soil and tolarate less than perfect conditions.


BLUEJAY

This variety grows almost twice as fast as most others blueberries. It has large bushes - around 210 cm. It's very easy to grow, has light blue medium size berries that remain on the bush for a long time without losing their quality.


BLUERAY

One of the most popular varieties. Produces planty of high quality, large, firm berries with outstanding flavour. Its upright bushes grow very fast, quickly reaching 120-180 cm. This variety is very frost resistant.


BLUECROP

Another very popular variety, considered to be the best one. It is very easy to grow, reaching around 160-200 cm and is resistant to diseases and spring frosts. It produces planty of large, high quality, delicious berries.


BLUEGOLD

This variety has compact bushes reaching around 120cm. Its berries are very round, sky blue and exceptionally firm with a small scar. It is also very productive and cold hardy.


BERKELEY

Berkeley is easy to grow and reaches around 160-180cm. The bushes are also very wide. Its berries have very attractive powder blue colour and a pleasing mild flavour. It is easy to grow and does best in full sun and well drained soil.


NELSON

this variety is more adaptive than Berkeley. It has vigorous upright bushes and large berries, similar to Spartan. It seems to be tolerant of cold winter temperatures and to have quite high yields.


HERBERT

This variety has bushes reaching around 150 cm. It ripens between july and august and has very characteristic large berries with superb flavour.


BRIGITTA

This is one of the late varieties. It is known as a heavy producer and for its high quality berries. It does not need as much fertilizer as other varieties. The friut is large, light blue, firm, with a crisp texture.


JERSEY

One of the oldest and most widely grown of all varieties. Reaches up to 210 cm. It is easy to grow and havy producing late season variety. Has dark blue, medium size berries. It grows well in most types of soil.


DARROW

It has characteristic leaves and is quite vigorous, reaching around 160-210 cm. The fuit is slightly flat, large, light blue, with a delicious flavour. Berries remain on the bush for a long time.