Patriot - Highbush blueberry
Patriot - Vaccinium corymbosum
American novelty, very promising in our climate. The shrubs grow 120-180 cm tall, the sprouts are raised. The fruits begin to mature in the beginning of July. The fruitfulness amounts to 4.5-9 kg / shrub. Great fruits, 49 berries/0.25 l, tasty, with strong skin and high quality. First berries are manually picked. Later on the berries may be mechanically picked. The fruits from later crops are smaller, 60 berries/0.25 l. This variety grows better on sunny and warm stands, then crops are greater with better quality. They are suitable for industrial and amateur plantings. Frost hardy to –34°C. It is assumed to be resistant to Phytophtora cinnamomi.
Category |
Highbush blueberry |
Colour |
white |
Size |
fast-growing shrub |
Blooming period |
May II
May I
|
Frost resistance |
below -27
|
Place |
sunny
|