Blueberry - Patriot
The Patriot Blueberry, Vaccinium 'Patriot', has large blue fruit with excellent blueberry flavor, borne in tight clusters, and ripening in late July. Patriot is a highbush blueberry cultivar which typically grows 4-6’ tall. Its waxy, bell-shaped, white flowers appear in May, which makes it an early season variety. This vigorous, upright and open shrub is an excellent landscape plant with its spring flowers and orange fall color. Its cold hardiness and consistent crops of giant (quarter-sized) fruit make it a popular selection. You may get 10-20 pounds of dark blue, highly flavored fruit from a single bush. It is low growing and spreading with arcing branches. It is self-pollinating. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Prune early before spring growth. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids. Blueberries are a delicious gourmet treat that may be eaten fresh or used in cobbler, cake, sauce, jam, jelly or syrup. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!. ... more info
