Southern highbush blueberry

Southern highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum hybrids with V. darrowi, V. ashei and other southern Vaccinium species).

Southern highbush blueberries over hybrids that may contain genetic material from two, three and sometimes four Vaccinium species.

It was developed for hybridization of the northern highbush with southern species, is well adapted to planting in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida ,the Gulf States and eastern Texas.

Breeders have combined the characteristics of northern highbush and southern highbush blueberries to yield cultivars that are adapted to the deep south, with a shorter fruit development period and very early maturity.

Southern highbush were specifically hybridized for superior fruit, soil adaptability, heat tolerance and low winter chilling.

Southern highbush plants are similar in most ways to northern highbush plants, but they have low winter chilling requirements and can be grown into southern Florida.

Southern or ‘low chill’ highbush are generally adapted to the sane mild climatic regions as rabbiteye blueberries and being established in small commercial and trial plantings from southern Virginia to northern Florida and along the Gulf Coast to east Texas and central Arkansas in the United States and in subtropical regions in Australia.
Southern highbush blueberry