Vaccinium corymbosum 'Ridley 3402'

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

Early to midseason southern highbush for evergreen production systems. Origin: Mountain Blue Orchards, New South Wales, Australia by R. Bell. S03-04-02 × S03-09-01A; crossed 2007; selected 2009; USPP 26,972; 26 July 2016. Tree: vigorous; upright to semi-upright; ~2.0 m (h) × ~1.2 m (w); foliage evergreen; cold tolerance expected to be low; chilling requirement low, 200-250 h; typically grown as an evergreen crop where chilling hours are not important; flowering early to medium (begins mid-May; peaks mid-August) when grown as an evergreen in Australia; productivity >5 kg per season. Fruit: medium; dark blue; picking scar small, dry; moderately firm; suited to handling; sweetness medium to high; acidity medium; storage quality good; ripening early to midseason (early to mid-July; peaks early to mid-October) when grown as an evergreen in Australia.
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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 'Ridley 3402'