Emerald Blueberry is a semi-evergreen shrub with an upright habit with a long harvest season of abundant mild but sweet blueberries in early and mid season. The foliage turns attractive shades of orange and red in fall. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils. Emerald is self-pollinating and has very low high recommended chill requirement of 150-200 hours.
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Origins: |
SE N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
5' - 6' |
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Spread: |
4’ - 5' |
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Spacing: |
4.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and mulch. Prune as needed in late winter. Chlorosis may occur in high PH soils. Blight, rot, anthracnose, canker, and mildew are occasional problems. Blueberry maggot, fruit worms, and spotted wing drosophila can damage the fruit. Mummy berry is a fungal disease that shrivels and dries the fruit- remove affected fruit immediately if spotted.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Edible Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Thyme, Strawberry, Raspberry
IMAGES: Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-110621-6263-Vaccinium hybrid-Southern highbush cv Emerald habit-Hawea Pl Olinda-Maui (24470405093), CC BY 3.0 US, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-170720-0249-Vaccinium hybrid-CV Emerald fruit-Hawea Pl Olinda-Maui (36457559865), CC BY 3.0 US, (3) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-170720-0228-Vaccinium hybrid-CV Emerald fruit-Hawea Pl Olinda-Maui (36060505290), CC BY 3.0 US, (4) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-180319-2766-Vaccinium hybrid-cv Emerald with nice big fruit-Hawea Pl Olinda-Maui (40527088664), CC BY 3.0 US
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
