Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Summit - Blueberries
Type - Southern highbush.
Date of Release - 1998; not patented.
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 7 at Clarksville, Arkansas, and May
28 at Hope, Arkansas.
Berry Size - Large, averaging 1.8 to 2.2 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 flavorful.
Yield - High in research trials, up to 8 to 10 pounds/plant on four-
and five-year-old plants.
Plant Vigor - Moderate vigor, and more vigorous than most other
southern highbush varieties in research plantings.
Comments - A cooperative release with North Carolina State University
and the USDA; chilling requirement is estimated to be lower than
Ozarkblue
and is approximately 600 hours (hours below 45 degrees Fahrenheit during the
winter); breaks bud and blooms earlier than
Ozarkblue
but has had consistent cropping even in most years when rabbiteye blueberry
crops were lost to freeze.
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