A late-ripening, high-yielding rabbiteye (Vaccinium ashei) cultivar. Origin: from the cross Tifblue × Menditoo, made in Beltsville, Md. Selected in the mid 1960s at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga. Tested as T105, and released in 2002. USPP 17,300; 26 Dec. 2006. Berry: large. Similar to Tifblue in stem scar, color, firmness, and flavor. Tree: vigorous and upright with moderately narrow crowns. Produces numerous fruiting stems. Flowers late enough to escape most freezes in southern Georgia. Ripens about one week after Tifblue. Chilling requirement 600 to 700 h. Yields substantially more than Tifblue. Easily propagated by softwood cuttings. Requires cross pollination for full yield. Fruit:
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