Bluecrop Highbush Blueberry

Bluecrop Highbush Blueberry is an upright spreading deciduous shrub with heavy production of plum, firm, sweet-tangy blueberries that ripen mid-season.  The elliptical dark green foliage turns rich red in fall. The white flower clusters bloom in late spring.  Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils. Bluecrop is self-fertile but will produce more when cross pollinated, and is disease resistant.

Vaccinium corymbosum are highly valuable for wildlife as well, being listed as a host plant for 32 different butterflies and moths, and provides nectar to several specialized bees.  The berries and branches are good food sources for birds and mammals. 

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 effected 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

IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Vaccinium corymbosum Bluecrop 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.