Northern highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum L.)
There are three commercially blueberry species are recognized, along with two interspecific hybrids:
1. Northern highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum L.).
2. Rabbiteye blueberry (V. ashei Reade).
3. Lowbush blueberry (V. angustifolium Air, and V. myrtilloides Michx)
4. Southern highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum hybrids with V. darrowi, V. asheim, and other southern Vaccinium species).
5. Half-high hogbush bleuebrry (V. corymbosum x V. angustifolium).
Northern highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum L.)
The main cultivated species of blueberry, its native range is sunny acidic, swampy areas of eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Wisconsin and south to northern Georgia.
Commercial cultivars of highbush blueberry may also have been products of hybridizations owth V. australe, especially in southern regions; also with V. lamarckii and V. brittonii in the north; and with V. arkansanum, V. simulatum, and V. marianum in the south.
Michigan, the leader in highbush blueberry production in the United States grows over 20 cultivars, with ‘Jersey’, ‘Bluecrop’, ‘Elliot’, and ‘Rubel’ making up the top four.
Northern highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum L.)
There are three commercially blueberry species are recognized, along with two interspecific hybrids:
1. Northern highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum L.).
2. Rabbiteye blueberry (V. ashei Reade).
3. Lowbush blueberry (V. angustifolium Air, and V. myrtilloides Michx)
4. Southern highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum hybrids with V. darrowi, V. asheim, and other southern Vaccinium species).
5. Half-high hogbush bleuebrry (V. corymbosum x V. angustifolium).
Northern highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum L.)
The main cultivated species of blueberry, its native range is sunny acidic, swampy areas of eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Wisconsin and south to northern Georgia.
Commercial cultivars of highbush blueberry may also have been products of hybridizations owth V. australe, especially in southern regions; also with V. lamarckii and V. brittonii in the north; and with V. arkansanum, V. simulatum, and V. marianum in the south.
Michigan, the leader in highbush blueberry production in the United States grows over 20 cultivars, with ‘Jersey’, ‘Bluecrop’, ‘Elliot’, and ‘Rubel’ making up the top four.
Northern highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum L.)
