Vaccinium corymbosum 'Echota'

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 highbush blueberry with excellent flavor and shelf life. Origin: North Carolina State Univ. From the cross E-66 × NC683 made by G.J. Galletta. Introd. in 1998. Berry: large, very light blue, good flavor, excellent picking scar, good firmness. High acidity and excellent shelf life. Tree: vigorous, semi-upright. Consistently productive, self-fruitful, late-midseason ripening. Appears to be well adapted to the highlands of western North Carolina. Propagation rights assigned to Finch Nursery, Bailey, N.C. Fruit:
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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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Vigor vigorous
Productivity productive

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Vaccinium corymbosum 'Echota'