Vaccinium corymbosum 'Nelson'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m 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) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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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

Origin: at Weymouth, N.J., in 1965 by A.D. Draper and D.H. Scott. Vaccinium corymbosum. Introd. in 1988. Bluecrop × G-107 (F-72 × Berkeley). Tested as G-351 by N. Vorsa, G. Jelenkovic, and G.J. Galletta. Tree: vigorous; productive. Fruit: light blue; firm; high quality; late-ripening.
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 'Nelson'