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Bluecrop (Blueberry)

Fruit Type

• Eating with sugar and cream
• Cooking by baking in pies, make jam or preserves

Plant Forms

Blueberry Bush

Height x Spread in feet

4-6 x 4

Foliage

Glossy Green with Bronze Autumn foliage

Blossom Colour/Month

White in Spring

Fruit:

Colour: Blue-black
Month for Picking: Late July

Comment

Taste: Very flavourful and only slightly tart.

Compact upright open bush variety, which is ideal for growing in good-sized patio containers using ericaceous compost. Requires a very acidic soil (pH 4.5-5.5).

Requires 2 varieties to cross-pollinate and set fruit.

Available from Trees for Life , Ken Muir Ltd and Marshalls

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