Duke Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Duke'


Highbush Blueberry

$33.00

A common variety loved for its sweetly-flavored light blue fruit in summer and pretty bell-shaped flowers, bushy and often arching, a heavy and early producer; blueberries need highly acidic soil, perfect drainage and mulch, plant with peat moss

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Planting and Growing

and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit., Duke Blueberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground

acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, but will not tolerate standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have sandy, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, This shrub is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 6'Hx4'W

Flowers are white

Flowers in mid spring

Sweet fruit used for raw; cooking; baking; preserves

Harvest from late spring to early summer

Attracts birds

Fall color orange

Zone 4a

Likes well drained soil