Vaccinium corymbosum
Species
Also called smooth highbush blueberry, highbush blueberry, northern highbush blueberry, blue huckleberry, tall huckleberry, swamp huckleberry, high blueberry, swamp blueberry
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“is a crown forming, woody, perennial shrub” — Blueberry | Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses, Propagation
from Blueberry · “Germination Temp (°F) 70” — Blueberry Growing Guide — SproutSmart
“Highbush blueberries thrive in: Full sun (at least 6–8 hours daily)” — How to grow Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) - Food-foresting.com
from Blueberry · “watered deeply at least once per week” — 15 Blueberry Companion Plants for a Healthier Crop
“with a pH between 4.5 and 4.8” — Blueberry | Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses, Propagation
from Blueberry · “USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-11” — 15 Blueberry Companion Plants for a Healthier Crop
from Blueberry · “Space bushes about 4–6 ft apart” — Blueberry Growing Guide — SproutSmart
“Highbush blueberry can be propagated from seeds, cuttings from an established plant or bare root” — Blueberry | Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses, Propagation
“Harvest berries ripen over several weeks. Harvest when berries are deep blue color, slightly soft, detach easily from stem” — How to grow Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) - Food-foresting.com
“Berries are blue to black in color and 0.6–1.3 cm (0.25–0.5 in) in size.” — Blueberry | Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses, Propagation
“Pests - Mites - Insects” — Blueberry | Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses, Propagation
“Diseases - Fungal” — Blueberry | Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses, Propagation
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11 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Vaccinium corymbosum
- Fact sheet: 6 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian