A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1973. Burlington × US 1 [Dixi × (Jersey × Pioneer)]; cross made in 1947 by George M. Darrow; selected by Arthur Elliott of Otter Lake, Mich., in 1948 for testing as E-70. Cluster: loose. Berry: size medium; skin light blue; flesh firm, flavor good, mild; ripens late, 7-10 days after Lateblue (extending season); can be machine-harvested in one or two pickings. Tree: vigorous; upright; productive; hardy; shows moderate resistance to Monilina vaccinii-corymbosi. Fruit:
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