Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blue Moon'

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 highbush blueberry with large, firm fruit, suitable for outdoor and indoor production. Origin: New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand, by N. Patel. Nui × B7-8-1; crossed 1988; selected 1996; tested as RH34 introd. 2007; USPP 21,736, 1 Mar. 2011; NZ PVR 3000; 24 June 2011. Tree: medium vigor; semi-upright growth; medium-to low-chill; flowering and production contemporary to Nui; medium production; appears suitable for tunnel and glasshouse production as well as outdoors. Fruit: large, 2.8 to 3.5 g; oblate; light blue; excellent firmness and flavor even under extreme heat.
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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 'Blue Moon'