Ornamental refruiting blueberry with spring and summer crops of small berries on a compact bush with attractive foliage. Origin: USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, by C.E. Finn, B.C. Strik, and R.R. Martin. O.P. seedling of CVAC 45 (PI 296412, wild Maine highbush); selected 2005; tested as ORUS 61-1; introduced 2012; USPP 24,209; 4 Feb. 2014. Tree: moderate vigor; compact; attractive, extremely dark green, glossy leaves borne on upright shoots. Fruit: small, 1.2 g; uniform, round; medium blue; attractive calyx; moderately soft; mild flavor; wet picking scar; 1st crop ripens earlier than Duke’s and 2nd crop in early-mid Aug.
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