Smoke-blue colored fruit: Origin: N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, Far East Experiment Station, Vladivostok, Russia, by A. Sabitov. Selection of L. caerulea from Verkhne-bureinskii Region of the Khabaarovskii Territory; introduced 1988. Tree: Fruit: drop readily upon ripening; waxy white "bloom" on fruit skin. Plant early blooming; midseason ripening; two or more genotypes needed for cross-pollination; precocious, bearing 1-2 years after planting; grows to 0.9 m tall; small shrub with spreading form.
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