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Bonus Highbush Blueberry

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$19.50
Item: 7456-A
stock details: gallon pot, 15–20"
Vaccinium corymbosum
Mid to late season.

5-6' tall. USDA seedling selected by Dr. Arthur Elliott of Otter Lake, MI. First sold to the public in 1990.

Good in the home garden and prized by U-pick operations for how fast it fills a quart. Bright blue extra-large Bonus-sized sweet berries on a high-yielding upright bush. 

Ripens a little after Elizabeth. Showing good disease resistance. Zone 4.
ships in spring
Quick Details
Harvest Season
mid to late season
Color
bright blue
Hardy to Zone
4
Compare
Compare with other Highbush Blueberries
Variety Product Type Harvest Season Color Hardy to Zone
Bluegold plants mid to late
Bluejay plants early to mid light blue 4
Blueray plants early to mid dark blue 4
Bonus plants mid to late bright blue 4
Chandler plants mid to late dark blue 5
Draper plants early to mid
Duke plants early light blue 4
Elizabeth plants mid to late blue 4
Elliott plants very late
Hannah’s Choice plants early
Jersey plants mid to late dark blue 4
Legacy plants mid light blue 5
Patriot plants early to mid blue 3
Rubel plants mid
Additional Information

Highbush Blueberries Vaccinium corymbosum

Many of Maine’s lakes are lined with massive stands of highbush blueberries, native to North America. Grazing the shore requires only time and a suitable vessel; we prefer kayak or canoe. The beautiful vigorous shrubs are extremely easy to grow at home, productive and reliable. By planting several varieties, you can harvest berries from early July through most of August. First crops come 3–5 years after planting. Productive for at least 20 or 30 years. Berries may turn blue before they reach their peak flavor. Leave them on the bush until they are fully ripe. Check a few before you pick them all!

Growing Highbush Blueberries

  • Soil: Light acid soil with plenty of organic matter. Keep them watered.
  • Sun: Full.
  • Pollination: Two varieties required, three or more recommended.
  • Spacing: Plant 6' apart (or closer for smaller lowbush-highbush types) in rows 8–10' apart.
  • Planting: Mulch yearly with at least 3–6" pine needles, wood chips, hay, cardboard, even old slab wood. They don’t like grass competition.
  • Pruning: Fruit is produced on one-year shoots off healthy canes. Older canes become twiggy and less productive. After three years, head back long sprigs of new growth for a bushier plant. Each bush should be allowed to grow 6–10 canes varying in age from 1–6 years old. Thereafter, remove dead canes and those over 6 years old to encourage new replacement canes. Bushes with regular moderate pruning produce the most berries.

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ship from early March through mid-to-late May, weather depending, beginning with warmer USDA zones.