Blueberry
Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is a species from the Ericaceae family. It has strong shoots branching in the top parts and flowers gathered in clusters. It blossoms from April to May, it is pollinated by bumblebees and bees. Blueberry shrubs can grow up to 2.5 meters high, depending on the variety.
Blueberry fruits ripen from the first decade of July to September, or even to October in the case of late varieties. They are characterised by very good, sweet taste and have great nutritional values – they are rich in sugars, mineral acids, mineral salts, pectins and vitamins. They are suitable for direct consumption, as a dessert fruit, and for fruit preserves. Blueberry shrubs have a very well-developed, but shallow root system, which grows more in width than depth.
Blueberry seedlings have high soil requirements on plantations. They require acidic soil, preferably with the pH levels between 3.5 – 4.5 or max. up to 5.00. We recommend acidic peat soils, well-drained and with low salinity. Irrigation is necessary on light soils. Blueberry is a frost-resistant plant, some northern varieties withstand frosts down to -30°C.
We offer blueberry seedlings in the following varieties:
Our seedlings are available in M90 multi-cell plant trays, P9, C1,5 and C3 pots.
Chanticleer
One of the earliest varieties of blueberry.
A shrub with an erect habit. The fruits are medium-sized, sweet, slightly sour.
They ripen at the end of June; they are spherical and slightly flattened; they are firm and thus tolerate transport well.
The yield per shrub is around 8 kg.
This variety can withstand frosts down to -28°C.
Earliblue
An early variety, its shoots are strong and inflexible.
The fruits ripen around the 10th of July; they are medium-sized and not very suitable for storage;
their taste is both sweet and sour.
The yield per shrub is up to 5 kg.
Great frost-resistance – down to -37°C.
Duke
An early and very high-yielding blueberry variety that is very popular in Europe.
A shrub with an erect and wide habit, needs to be pruned.
The fruits ripen regularly from mid-July, making this variety suitable for mechanical harvesting.
They are sweet, quite large, round, and slightly flattened around the stalk.
Frost-resistance – down to -34°C.
Spartan
A mid-early variety, strong growing, high-yielding.
Thanks to its late blossoming, it is resistant to spring frosts.
Large fruits with an excellent taste, they ripen after the 20th of July.
The average yield is up to 6 kg/shrub.
Frost-resistance – down to -29°C.
Patriot
An early variety with great frost-resistance.
Mid-sized shrub with erect habit and high yield.
The fruits ripen after the 20th of July; very large, tasty fruits.
The yield per shrub is up to 9 kg.
This variety offers greater resistance to diseases, it can withstand frosts even down to -40°C.
Toro
It ripens earlier than Bluecrop – in the first half of August.
A strong shrub growth, an erect habit.
A very high-yielding variety, medium to large fruits, gathered in clusters.
High frost resistance.
Bluecrop
The most well-known and valued variety with medium ripening period, very high-yielding – up to 9 kg/shrub.
A strong-growing shrub up to 2 m high, requires pruning.
It does not grow well at wet sites – shoot diseases may occur, but it is doing quite well at dry sites.
The fruits begin to ripen at the end of July and in the first decade of August, they are very tasty,
vinous and sweet.
Resistant to spring frosts.
Frost-resistance – down to -34°C.
Bonus
A dessert variety with mid-late fructification time.
The shrub's habit is erected, loose, very large, tasty fruits – dessert type only.
The fruits bear transport poorly, the yield is up to 6 kg per shrub.
Frost-resistance – down to -34°C.
Quite high yield – from 4-6 kg per shrub
Bluegold
A low shrub up to 1.30 m high, with a spherical habit and a large number of shoots – it requires trimming for the fruits to become evenly coloured.
The fruits ripen in the first half of August, they are medium-sized and tasty.
Chandler
A variety with mid-late fructification time.
A strong shrub with an erect habit, well-branched.
The fructification takes from around the 10th of August to the end of September.
Large fruits, the largest among all varieties, sweet and sour.
The yield per shrub is up to 7 kg. Frost-resistance – down to -34°C.
Nelson
A mid-late variety, ripens in August.
A shrub with strong growth and an erect habit.
The fruits are very tasty, large, spherical and aromatic. The fruits can stay on the shrub for a long time, they do not fall off easily.
The yield is from 4 to 7 kg/shrub.
Frost-resistance – down to -34°C.
Brigitta
An Australian mid-late variety, a fast-growing shrub, height up to 1.80 m.
It does not grow well at wet sites spring or autumn frosts may damage the flower buds.
The fruits are large, very tasty, vinous, aromatic; they can be cold-stored.
The yield is 3-5 kg per shrub, it requires less fertilisation in order trigger its dormancy period and achieve full frost resistance earlier.
It can withstand frosts down to - 24°C.
Darrow
A shrub with an erect habit, grows up to 2 m high.
Due to its late harvest time, a warm and sunny site is recommended.
The fruits ripen at the end of August and at the beginning of September, they are large or very large, slightly flattened, their taste is sweet and vinous
A typical dessert variety
The yield per shrub is up to 5kg, frost-resistance – down to -29°C.
Elliott
A very high-yielding shrub, grows up to 2 m high.
In order to obtain constant yield and good quality fruits it requires trimming.
The fruits are medium-sized and ripen from mid-September to mid-October.
The fruits are suitable for mechanical harvesting, they are perfect for cold-storing.
Frost-resistance – down to -29°C.
