Vaccinium corymbosum 'North Country'

Also Known As

Vaccinium 'Northcountry'
North Country Highbush Blueberry
Northcountry Half Highbush Blueberry

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 2'
W: 3'

planting zones

3a-8b

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Vaccinium corymbosum 'North Country' plant details

Vaccinium corymbosum 'North Country' is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by blue fruit. Attracts bees and birds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Vaccinium corymbosum 'North Country'

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 2 FT tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: edible, fall color

GROWING CONDITIONS for Vaccinium corymbosum 'North Country'

USDA Zones: 3a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

One of the best for the edible landscape, this compact two foot (and nearly twice as wide) shrub produces 2-5 pounds of ½" fruit with an appealing blue bloom per mature bush, the berries have a delicious, sweet, wild blueberry flavor; ornamental as well with its white, bell-shaped spring flowers and glossy deep-green leaves which turn a brilliant scarlet-red in fall; needs another early or mid-season cultivar for pollination. S/M/Acid

By: Forestfarm

This hardy hybrid forms a broad mounded shrub with excellent fall color.

By: Garden World

The fruit of Northcountry is medium sized and enveloped with a waxy bloom of attractive blue color. The flavor of the fresh fruit is sweet mild, typical of the lowbush blueberry Quality of the processed fruit is equal or superior to Northblue, Northsky, and popular highbush cultivars. Mature plants of Northcountry are 18 to 24 inches high and 30 to 40 inches in diameter. Productivity of Northcountry normally ranges from 2 to 5 lb. of fruit per plant. Under optimum conditions 8 year old plants can produce up to 7 lb of fruit. The ripening period begins approximately 5 days earlier than Northblue and extends for 2 to 3 weeks. You will need 2-3 different kinds for cross-pollination.

By: Florida Hill Nursery

Midseason. Semi-dwarf. Prolific producer of medium-size, sweet, mild fruit. Ripens one week before 'Northblue'. Dark green summer foliage. Fiery-red fall color. Best choice for the landscape.