Photo: Paul VanDerWerf from Brunswick, Maine, USA (licence) · representative image, not the exact plant you receive
Emerald Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Emerald'
A southern highbush blueberry bred for Florida, producing large, firm, sweet berries in April and May on a vigorous bush. Plant with Jewel for cross-pollination and a noticeably bigger crop.
- RipensSpring harvest
- USDA zones8-10
- Mature size5 to 6 ft
- Chill hoursabout 250
- CategoryBerries and Brambles
The cultivar name and the figures above are our best effort rather than a guarantee. We rely in part on what the nurseries we buy from tell us. What that means.
Shrub layer
Full sun
Hardy below 20F
Grows well in a pot
Antioxidant-rich
- Pick up in person. Collect free from Booth J57 at Renninger's Flea Market, 20651 US-441, Mount Dora, at the weekend, or from the nursery on a weekday by arrangement. We will confirm the details with your order.
- Local delivery. We deliver to the Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares and Umatilla area.
- Ship to me. Carefully packed and shipped from our Lake County nursery.
Growing Emerald Blueberry in Central Florida
Full sun and genuinely acidic soil, pH 4.5 to 5.5. This is the one thing blueberries will not compromise on. Mulch with pine bark, never lime, and irrigate with water that is not alkaline.
Planting, watering, feeding, pruning and troubleshooting:
read Growing Blueberries in Central Florida.
Soil acidity decides this one. Get the pH right and southern highbush blueberries are among the easiest fruit here; get it wrong and nothing else you do matters.
