Vaccinium corymbosum 'Briteblue'

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

Origin: in Tifton, Ga., by Georgia Coastal Plain Expt. Sta. and Crops Res. Div., U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1969. Ethel × Calloway; cross made in 1950 by W.T. Brightwell; selected in 1955 by Brightwell and G.M. Darrow; tested as T-71. Tree: open-headed and spreading; produces only enough new canes from the crown for renewal of the top. Adapted to the Gulf Coast and southeastern U.S. Fruit: large; skin light blue; flavor fair; very firm, handling well for distant marketing; ripens later than Tifblue.
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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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Synonyms

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Briteblue'