Berkeley Giant American Blueberry Medium Ripening - Pot Size 18 x 13 x 13 cm - Apice Piante

Berkeley Giant American Blueberry Medium Ripening. Vigorous cultivar with good productivity, open growth habit. Excellent variety for the quality of its fruits. Large, light blue, waxy, spherical fruit with a medium-large peduncle scar, firm, pleasant taste but slightly aromatic.

Pot size 18 x 13 x 13 cm

Blueberry Characteristics:

Upright bushy shrub plant, height between 100 and 200 cm, with semi-woody branches and deciduous foliage that takes on beautiful autumn colors, decorative flowering. Large blue-violet fruits, abundant, highly appreciated fresh or in jam. Production mainly occurs on two or more year old branches from mixed or flowering buds. The flowers, generally self-fertile, are grouped in cylindrical clusters. Pollination is facilitated by entomofauna. Deciduous leaves are ovate-elongated, turning the typical red color in autumn. A perennial plant that can produce for many decades.

PLANTING: Can be grown throughout Italy but is sensitive to drought and calcareous soils. Prefers loose soils rich in organic matter and tends to be acidic; if lacking, add acidified compost to the planting hole. In warm regions, it can be protected with shading cloths. Requires frequent watering. Planting distance: 0.50 to 1 m in the row and 200-250 cm between rows.

CULTIVATION: Rustic crop, requires little care, emergency irrigation in summer, and balanced mineral fertilization with a predominance of nitrogen in spring and organic fertilization in late autumn. Can also be grown in pots with careful frequent watering and fertilization with slow-release fertilizers or fertigation.

PRUNING: At planting, slightly shorten the branches; in subsequent years, remove old branches in favor of new, more vigorous ones and thin the canopy to promote light penetration. Prune during winter.

TREATMENTS: In dry environments and for hobbyist cultivation, fungicide treatments are usually not necessary; however, two interventions are recommended, the first in autumn and the second at the start of the growing season with copper and wettable sulfur salts to prevent major adversities.