Large-fruited northern highbush blueberry with excellent eating quality. Origin: Gunma Horticultural Experiment Station, Sawa-Azuma, Gunma, Japan, by M. Horigome, M. Satoh, Y. Tachikawa, and T. Nakajoh. O.P. seeds of Collins and Coville collected 1987; selected 1991; tested as GBC-2; introd. 1999. registered as No.7176 by the Seedlings Law of Japan. Tree: moderate productivity; medium vigor; slightly upright; blooms with Coville; large corolla; cold hardy; moderately easy to propagate by cuttings; high chilling requirement. Fruit: medium-large, ~1.9 g; flattened; blue; calyx end is large and medium in depth; scar medium and wet; ripens medium-late (late July in Japan); fruit detaches easily at harvest; resistant to splitting; slightly soft; medium sweetness and acidity; stores moderately well; edible quality is excellent.
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