Vaccinium corymbosum 'Draper'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

An early to midseason highbush blueberry with very high fresh-market quality. Origin: from the cross Duke × G751 made in Beltsville, Md. in 1990. Original seedling selected in 1995 at Benton Harbor, Mich. Tested as MSU 24. Released in 2003. USPP 15,103; 24 Aug. 2004. Berry: medium-large and very regular in size. Small, dry picking scar; excellent color and flavor. Firmness exceptionally good and berry stores well. Berry clusters loose. Ripens about 5 d before Bluecrop in Michigan. Tree: vigorous, upright, and productive. Numerous canes, moderately branched. Consistent, high yields in southern Michigan. Good winter hardiness. Fruit:
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 30
Size -
Vigor vigorous
Productivity productive

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Synonyms

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Draper'