Northern High Bush Blueberry
Varieties
Bluejay
Ripens around June 25th - pick 3 weeks
Height 5 - 7 ft. slightly spreading. Yields 10-20 lbs. per plant. Fruit is medium. Light blue. Quality is firm. Sweet. Fall color is yellow orange.
Our customers like Duke or Bluejay if they are looking for sweet!
Duke
Ripens around June 16th - pick 2 - 3 weeks
Height 3 - 6 ft and upright. Yield as high as 10-15 lbs. per plant. Fruit is medium to large size, light to medium blue with firm skin. Quality is excellent. Best cultivar for early ripening.
Our customers like Duke or Bluejay if they are looking for sweet!
Patriot
Ripens around June 25th...pick 4 weeks
Height 3 - 5 ft. and spreads when fruit is ripe. Yield is consistent, 10 - 20 lbs. per plant. Fruit size is large, dropping in size as harvest progresses. The quality of the berries is firm, tight clusters form producing flatter berries. Most blueberry taste.
Blueray
Ripens around July 1st...pick 4 weeks
Height 4 - 6 ft. and upright. Yield is consistent, 10 - 20 lbs. per plant. Fruit size is large. The quality of the berries is firm. and the color is bright blue. Leading variety for u-pick markets. Dark green in summer and burgundy red in fall.
Toro
Ripens around July 5th...pick 3+ weeks
Height 5 - 6 ft. Plants are vigorous. Strong, stocky plant structure. Early to mid-season. Heavy producer. The fruit size is large. The quality is excellent, the flavor is sweet with low acid. Many customers favorite.
Spartan
Ripens around June 20th...pick 4 weeks
Height 4 - 6 ft. upright habit. Strong, sweet-tart flavor that really says blueberry in your mouth. Large fruit size. Late bloom avoids many frosts. Hardy and disease resistant. Striking vivid red-orange fall color.
Bluecrop
Ripens around July 5th...pick 4 weeks
Height 4 - 6 ft. Consistent yield of 10-20 lbs. per plant. Berry quality is firm. Medium to large berry size, dropping in size as harvest progresses. The leading early-mid season cultivar in the US. Kim's favorite for flavor.
Chandler
Ripens around July 10th...pick 3 weeks
Height 5 - 6 ft., slightly spreading and branched well. Ripens late midseason. Yields are high, up to 15 lbs. per plant. Berry size is extremely large. Fruit has good firmness, light blue in color. Winter hardy!
Bonus
Ripens around July 14th - pick 3 weeks
Height 5 - 6 ft. Yields are very good and average 12-15 lbs. per plant consistently. Fruit size is extra large. The flavor is very good and sweet. Excellent for U-pick market. Resistant to many blueberry fungal diseases.