BLUEBERRY BUSH GUIDE
Everything you need to know about choosing, planting, and cross-pollinating blueberry bushes for a thriving harvest.
Blueberry Varieties
While Northern and Southern blueberry bushes are considered self-fertile, meaning they can produce fruit without a plant pollinator, planting two of the same varieties of blueberry bushes together is not the best approach for maximizing fruit production. Here's why: Limited genetic diversity: Even though Sweetheart is self-fertile, cross-pollination (pollination between two different varieties) generally leads to better fruit set, larger berries, and more consistent yields. Planting two of the same variety doesn't provide this benefit of genetic diversity.
Will a Rabbiteye cross pollinate with a half high?
Rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium virgatum) and half-high blueberries are different species. Rabbiteye is a distinct species native to the southeastern United States, while half-high blueberries are hybrids between highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum) and lowbush (Vaccinium angustifolium) blueberries. Cross-pollination between different species is generally less effective than within-species pollination.
Rabbiteye Pollinator Tips
Blueberry Cross Pollination Chart
Download PDFNorthern Blueberry Bushes
- 3 in 1 Blueberry
- Aurora
- Bluecrop
- Bluegold
- Bluejay
- Blue Profusion
- Blueray
- Bonus
- Chandler
- Darrow
- Draper
- Duke
- Earliblue
- Elliott
- Hardyblue
- Herbert
- Jelly Bean
- Jersey
- Legacy
- Liberty
- Northland
- Patriot
- Perpetua
- Reka
- Rubel
- Sky Dew Gold
- Spartan
- Superior
- Sweetheart
- Talisman
- Topshelf
- Toro
- Weymouth
Southern Blueberry Bushes
- Biloxi
- Emerald
- Glaze
- Gupton
- Hello Darlin
Half-High Blueberry Bushes
Variety list coming soon.
Low-Bush Blueberry Bushes
Variety list coming soon.
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