Vaccinium corymbosum 'Arlen'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

A self-fruitful, late-season southern highbush blueberry. Origin: from the cross G-144 × FL4-76 made by Arlen Draper in 1976. Full sibling to Ozarkblue and Summit. Tested as G-600. Introduced in 2001 by North Carolina State Univ. and USDA. Tree: flowers about Croatan season; ripens two or three weeks after Croatan and a few days after Summit in southeastern North Carolina. Consistent production. Plant upright with good vigor. Resistant to stem blight and anthracnose (Colletotrichum) fruit rot. Fruit stores well. Fruit: Recommended for hand harvest. Berry larger than Croatan and Legacy, excellent color and flavor; picking scar and firmness superior to Croatan and equal to Legacy.
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Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 30
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Vaccinium corymbosum 'Arlen'