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Vaccinium corymbosum 'Romero'

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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

Very early ripening blueberry amenable to machine harvest. Origin: University of Florida, by P.M. Lyrene, A. Abad Alamo, and J.U. Hayler Lopez. FL 95-3 × Star; crossed 1996; selected in Almonte, Huelva, Spain 2001; tested as SO1-18-12; introduced 2009; USPP 20,373 P2. Tree: flowers very early; strong, vigorous, generally upright growth habit with evergreen foliage; self-fertile and an excellent pollen producer; low chilling requirement. Fruit: dark blue; slightly flattened; pleasant acid blueberry flavor; ripens very early-season.
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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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Synonyms

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Romero'
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