Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop'
Price:
$31.99
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🌿 General Description
- Type: Deciduous fruit shrub
- Group: Highbush Blueberry
- Habit: Upright, vigorous, well-structured
👉 This is a "standard industrial" variety in many orchards.
📏 Height and Width
- Height: 1.5 to 2 m (5 to 6.5 feet)
- Width: 1.5 to 2 m
👉 Larger than half-high varieties (Northblue / Chippewa)
🫐 Fruits
- Color: Light to medium blue
- Size: Medium
- Taste: Sweet, slightly tart, very balanced
- Production: Very high and regular
👉 Harvest:
- mid-season (often August in Quebec)
💡 Big advantage:
➡️ stable production year after year
🌸 Flowering
- White bell-shaped flowers
- Spring
👉 Very good for pollinators
☀️ Exposure
- Full sun mandatory for optimal yield
- Partial shade tolerated but fewer fruits
🌱 Soil (CRITICAL)
- Acidic soil mandatory (pH 4.5 to 5.5)
- Rich in organic matter
- Very well-drained
👉 Without acidic soil:
➡️ weak growth + low production
❄️ Hardiness
-
Zone 4 to 7
👉 Good hardiness, but less "extreme" than half-high varieties
💧 Maintenance
- Regular watering (shallow roots)
- Mulching highly recommended
- Light to moderate annual pruning
🛡️ Resistance
- Good general resistance
- Can be sensitive to:
- drought
- poorly adapted soils
- Overall reliable if well-planted