Description
CARA'S CHOICE BLUEBERRIES
Vaccinium corymbosum
Origin: USDA- New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Highbush type cultivar. The mature height is 4 feet and slightly spreading for ease of hand and mechanical harvesting. Fruits ripen July 15 th in South Haven, Michigan, so is considered early midseason ripening. Yields are consistent at 10-12 pounds per plant.
Fruit size is medium, averaging 140 berries per pint, a very desirable size for u-pick growers. Fruits have a very sweet, highly aromatic flavor. Consumers have raved about the superior flavors and texures of each fruit. The berries have excellent firmness with small dry stem scars. The fruits have great eye appeal in the fresh markets, the berry colors are light powdery blue and retain the color post - harvest. Great eye appeal.
Cara is highly recommended for the fresh markets and u-pick. One of our U-Pick clients in southern Michigan recommended that we re-introduce this favored blueberry variety for other growers. Plants are available in 72 cell plugs and # 1 containers for spring of 2024. Hardiness Zones 5-7 (South North).
Care Info
- Plant Type:Highbush blueberry-height varying between 4 to 12 feet. Deciduous fruiting shrub.
- pH Requirements:4.0 - 5.5
- Soil Type:Well drained sand or sandy loam
- Light Requirements:Full to filtered sun
- Plant Rows Spacing:3 - 5 feet
- Plant Aisle Spacing:5 - 10 feet
- Mulching:Beneficial, but not necessary
- USDA Zones:4 - 10
- Scientific Name:Vaccinium corymbosum
