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The skin on these relatively large fruits is a bit thicker than that of highbushes. Lastly, popular for warmer areas due to their better heat tolerance, rabbiteyes are another good choice if you like sweet blueberries and live in a warmer climate. Perfect for baked goods, but not as sweet for eating out of hand. Wild blueberries tend to be smaller and generally quite tart. In fact, if you like to pick wild blueberries, those are considered lowbushes! Lowbush blueberry cultivars aren’t as extensively bred as their highbush cousins. Watch the Step by Step Video for More Details The climate has changed a bit since 1998 and the cultivars have expanded, so we added quite a few high bush varieties to the mix over the years (primarily Bluecrop and Duke). We planted 500 half-high blueberry bushes in 1998, which are still thriving more than 25 years later.
Our farm is in zone 4 and the half-highs were considered sweet and adapted for a zone 4 climate back when we started our farm in 1998. This is the more commercially important variety, which has been selectively bred for factors like berry size, sweetness and shelf life. The plump blueberries you’ll find in your local grocery store usually come from a highbush variety.
Rabbiteye blueberries ( Vaccinium virgatum).Half-high blueberry plants ( cross between highbush and low bush).
Lowbush blueberry plants ( Vaccinium angustifolium).Highbush blueberry plants ( Vaccinium corymbosum).As you may know, there are four basic types of blueberries:
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