VARIETY CHART - SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH
Northern Highbush | Southern Highbush | Half-High Blueberries | Various
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| Variety | Zone | Season | Size | Flavor | Mature Size | Bush Shape | Fall Color | ||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Oneal |
5-9 |
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Very Sweet | 4-6 ft | Upright Spreading |  Orange, Wine |
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| First to ripen and early to bloom, this upright bush produces stout canes with bright red wood, while displaying large glossy green leaves in the summer and brilliant mixed red colors in the fall. Berries are light blue and large in size. Plant where blueberries are well suited and avoid frost pockets. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Sharpblue |
7-10 |
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Excellent | 5-6 ft | Upright Spreading |  Green |
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| Sharpblue is the leading and most adaptable variety in low chill areas throughout the world. In milder zones with fewer than 500 chilling hours Sharpblue will bloom and fruit almost year-round, with foliage remaining nearly evergreen. We recommend Sharpblue in areas with mild winters where hard frosts are uncommon. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Misty |
5-7 |
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Sweet | 4-6 ft | Upright Spreading |  Blue Green, Burgundy |
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| Misty is one of the most attractive, vigorous and high yielding Southern Highbush varieties. The bright blue-green foliage provides a perfect contrast to the pink and white spring flowers and sky blue summer fruit. Yields best when planted with other varieties. Chilling needs are very low (300 hours), but don’t hesitate to offer it all the way to Seattle. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Jubilee |
5-9 |
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Sweet | 5-6 ft | Upright |  Yellow, Wine |
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| Jubilee was developed in Mississippi , where growing conditions can be tough. It has distinguished itself by performing well in heavier soils through summer heat and sudden winter cold. We especially like the easy-picking, bountiful crops of sky blue berries that grow in large clusters and ripen over two weeks. Jubilee is recommended throughout the South and California in areas that receive at least 500 chilling hours. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Sunshine Blue |
5-10 |
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Sweet | 3 ft | Upright Compact | Blue Green, Burgundy |
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| For gardens from San Diego to Seattle, Sunshine Blue has it all. This semi-dwarf, versatile evergreen blueberry features showy hot pink flowers that fade to white in spring, yielding large crops of delicious berries. Sunshine Blue tolerates higher pH soils better than many other blueberries and it is self-pollinizing. The low chilling requirement of 150 hours makes it suitable for Southern California, but we find it is surprisingly cold-hardy and a wonderful addition to our gardens here in the Pacific Northwest. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Southmoon |
6-9 |
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Superior | 5-6 ft | Upright Vigorous | Green |
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| If your customers are asking for exceptional berries with superior flavor, then we heartily recommend Southmoon. The bush does especially well in lighter, sandy soils with generous additions of organic matter. This Florida native is performing well in California where chilling hours reach 500. We believe that it will become a favorite for southern gardeners. (U.S. Plant Patent No. 9834) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Highbush Ozarkblue |
5-8 |
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Sweet | 4-6 ft | Upright Open | Orange, Wine |
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| Northern Highbush parents, Ozarkblue has the cold hardiness needed for Zone 5, yet still performs well in warmer areas with hot summers and 800 chilling hours. Similar to Bluecrop in fruit quality and bush habit. Ozarkblue is recommended for those who wish to extend the blueberry season an extra month beyond most other Southern Highbush. For best pollination and fruit set, plant with any other mid to late ripening varieties. (U.S. Plant Patent No. 10035) | |||||||||||||||||||||
