Vaccinium corymbosum 'Austin'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

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

Rabbiteye. Released by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1996. Named by Arlen Draper in honor of Max E. Austin, retired blueberry breeder from the Coastal Plains Expt. Sta., Univ. of Georgia, Tifton. Tll0 (Woodard × Gardenblue) × Brightwell; tested as T339. Origin: Tree: upright; yield high. Fruits and leafs well as far south as Gainesville, Fla. Fruit: large; light blue; scar, firmness, and flavor good. At Poplarville, Miss., and Tifton, Ga., it flowers and ripens about the same time as Climax.
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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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Productivity high productivity

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Synonyms

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Austin'