Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Ozarkblue - Blueberries
Type - Southern highbush.
Date of Release - 1996; plant patent #10,035.
Area of Adaptation - Areas of traditional rabbiteye production in
Arkansas and as far south as I-20 in other southern states is the anticipated
area of adaptation.
Maturity Date - Approximately June 10 at Clarksville, Arkansas, and
June 5 at Hope, Arkansas; ripening date is usually 7 to 10 days before Climax
rabbiteye blueberry.
Berry Size - Large, averaging 1.8 to 2.4 grams/berry.
Berry Color/Scar - Excellent light color; stem scar rated very high
(indicating a small stem scar and limited to no tearing of the fruit skin at the
point of attachment).
Berry Flavor - Sweet and subacid.
Yield - Very high in research trials, up to 15 pounds/plant on four-
and five-year-old plants.
Plant Vigor - Moderate to high vigor, and more vigorous than all
other southern highbush varieties in research plantings.
Comments - Chilling requirement is estimated to be approximately 800
hours (hours below 45 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter); very consistent
cropping even in years when rabbiteye blueberry crops were lost to freeze or
frost and Ozarkblue breaks bud and blooms later than other southern highbush.
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