Vaccinium corymbosum 'Legacy'

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) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
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

From the cross Elizabeth × US75 (Vaccinium darrowi Fla.4B × Bluecrop) made by Arlen Draper at Beltsville, Md. Selected at Weymouth, N.J.; tested as G-290; released in 1993 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the New Jersey Agricultural Expt. Sta. Berry: size medium; scar and flavor superior; firmness good; ripens late midseason, after Bluecrop. Flowers somewhat earlier than optimum for Michigan and New Jersey. Origin: Tree: vigorous; upright; yield high. Best adapted to the warmer parts of the northern highbush production area. 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 high productivity

Identifiers

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Synonyms

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Legacy'