Vaccinium corymbosum 'Meader'

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 winterhardy highbush blueberry. Origin: From the cross Earliblue × Bluecrop made by E.M. Meader. Sel. in 1955; introd. in 1971 by the New Hampshire Agr. Expt. Sta. Berry: large, borne in loose clusters, firm, easy to pick, scar small and dry. Berries do not crack; berries medium blue and sweeten soon after turning blue. Flavor mildly subacid. Tree: vigorous, erect, open growth, reliably productive if cross pollinated. Bushes may overbear if not pruned. Synchronous ripening. Good winterhardiness in New Hampshire. 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 'Meader'