Blueray Blueberry

Scientific Name: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blueray'

Also Known As

Vaccinium 'Blue Ray'
Vaccinium 'Blueray'
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blue Ray'
Blueray Northern Highbush Blueberry

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

4a-8b

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Blueray Blueberry plant details

Blueray Blueberry is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by blue fruit. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Blueray Blueberry

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: compact, edible, fall color, hedge, red stems, winter interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Blueray Blueberry

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Blueray Blueberry has large and extra sweet fruit. It ripens early to mid-season with a large bountiful crop. The bush is very winter hardy and a vigorous grower. It is a northern highbush variety. It is one of a few that is self-pollinating. You only need one plant, but more than one helps for a bigger yield of fruit. All blueberries need acidic soil around 4.5 - 4.8. Have your soil tested before amending the soil. The leaves turn a bright red in fall. Blueray Blueberry requires at least 800 chill hours.

By: Maples N More Nursery

The berries are very large, light blue and sweet in flavor. This bush is also a very useful, handsome ornamental plant with glossy green foliage that turns bright red and yellow in the fall. The stems will also be reddish in winter. This is a good pollinator for 'Bluecrop'. Ripens mid-season, usually mid-July to early August. Growth Rate fast

By: Garden World

This is the largest berry available Very sweet, huge light blue fruits resist cracking. Ripens in July and the harvest goes on for weeks. You need 2-3 different kinds for cross-pollination, The 5-6' tall bushes become a blaze of crimson in the fall, so they are ideal arranged as an informal hedge.

By: Florida Hill Nursery

Very prolific with its large mid-sum., fine-eating:"1 for the bucket, 1 for the mouth!" fruit; great return for very little effort! Sun/Med-not dry/Acid

By: Forestfarm

Early to midseason. Hearty production of large, firm, dessert-quality berries—up to 20 pounds per bush! Highly ornamental, with beautiful flowers and burgundy-red fall color. Best choice where summers are hot and winters are cold. 4' x 6'.

By: Briggs Plant Propagators

Are you in an area of extremes? Hot summers, cold winters? Blueray is your berry. It is very large and very sweet; it ripens midseason on a 4-6' bush. zones 4-7.