Vaccinium corymbosum 'New Hanover'

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

Large-fruited early mid-season southern highbush cultivar suited for hand harvest for fresh market. Origin: North Carolina State University, by J. Ballington and S. Rooks. NC 1522 × O’Neal; crossed 1981; selected 1987; tested as NC 3103; introd. 2005. USPP applied for. Tree: high productivity; vigorous; semi-upright; flowers self-fertile, abundant pollen; propagated readily by hardwood or softwood cuttings; chilling requirement 500–600 h. Fruit: large; very firm; excellent color and flavor; average picking scar; excellent postharvest shelf life; ripening season similar to Sampson.
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 'New Hanover'