Blueberries are named for their color. Because of their sweet and tart flavor and their nearly seedless nature, blueberries are a hugely popular fruit.
For centuries, people could only grow and harvest blueberries in small numbers. However, at the turn of the 20th century, they were domesticated and brought to the national market. Blueberries can now be eaten all year long as healthy, nutritious treats.
Aurora
The latest type on market, it matures in September. Fruits are big, with easily removable coating, taste is medium, the mistake is to harvest them unmature. Type with very hard and durable fruits. Can be grown only after buying license.
Legacy blueberry
In taste tests, Legacy consistently finishes in the top 10%. Berries are medium to large and very sweet when ripened on the bush. Yield on a mature bush is above average at 8 to 10 pounds per bush. Productivity is high due to an extended, 5 weeks long harvest season. Good yields of high-quality berries ripening in late mid-season.
Jewel Blueberry
The Jewel Blueberry is a southern highbush blueberry valued for its exceptionally high yields and large fruits. When grown in the right conditions, the berries will yield little soft fruit tissue and produce huge harvests.
Jewel Blueberries have been planted here for many years because of their durability in our regions and their low chill requirement. Jewels are best grown between latitudes 28-35 which are a licensed blueberry variety, and royalties may apply to companies looking to grow them commercially.
Liberty blueberry
Liberty blueberries are a late season, fast growing, upright bush and has performed well in Oregon and Western Washington. Harvest begins 7-10 days before Elliott. Liberty blueberries are slightly flat, sky-blue in color, and have a balanced appealing flavor. High temperatures during harvest of the Liberty blueberry can result in soft fruit. Berries detach extremely easily making proper operation of mechanical harvesters important.
Draper Blueberry
Draper has set a new standard in terms of fruit quality for long distance export. Berry size, firmness, colour and scar are great. In areas with severe winter frost, Draper might not be hardy enough. Overall vigour is only average and might be a limiting factor where soils are not optimal.
Emerald Blueberry
The Emerald Blueberry has moderately-low chilling requirement, only requiring about 250 hours. This variety produces high quality, early ripening berries. These large, firm, medium-dark blue berries tend to be mildly sweet when fully ripe. The Emerald begins flowering in mid-January to mid-February and ripens from mid April to mid May. The mature plant reaches 6 feet to 8 feet tall. Emerald Blueberry is a southern highbush and will cross pollinate with other southern highbush like Jewel.
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