D95-Edible Berries Edible #2 Vaccinium cory Bountiful Blue/ Highbush Blueberry Native (TN)

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bountiful Blue'

COMMON NAME: Highbush Blueberry

GARDEN SIZE: 3-4 ft. x 3-4 ft.

USDA ZONE: 6 to 10

CHILL HOURS: 150-200

EXPOSURE: Full Sun

WATER & SOIL: Acidic, well-drained, average moisture

HABIT (FORM): Mounded, spreading shrub

FOLIAGE: Deciduous; Blue green leaves that turn orange-red in the fall

BLOOM TIME: Spring

POLLINATION: Self-fertile; However, larger and earlier berries result if several cultivars are interplanted for cross-pollination

FRUIT: Develops in the summer; Ripens Mid-Season

CARE: Use an acidic fertilizer such as Holly-tone, in early spring before the leaves emerge. Be careful not to add too much and do not let the fertilizer build up around the stems at the base. If you do not have acidic soil, you can also add soil acidifier to help lower the pH around the root zone.