BRIGHT BLUE FRUITS ON BRIGHT RED STEMS
FEATURES:
- Pink-white blooms appear in spring before the berries begin to form in their place
- Great berry for baking, jams, jellies or eating fresh off the shrub
- Green foliage turns a vibrant orange in fall
- Cold hardy and disease resistant
- Self-pollinating but when planted with others, will yield a larger harvest
- Hand Selected, Fresh from our Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
- Due to federal and state laws, we are unable to ship to: MI, GA
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Mature Height: 4-6' tall
- Mature Width: 4-5' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 4-5' apart
Elliott's Highbush Blueberry
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Elliott'
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BRIGHT BLUE FRUITS ON BRIGHT RED STEMS
FEATURES:
- Pink-white blooms appear in spring before the berries begin to form in their place
- Great berry for baking, jams, jellies or eating fresh off the shrub
- Green foliage turns a vibrant orange in fall
- Cold hardy and disease resistant
- Self-pollinating but when planted with others, will yield a larger harvest
- Hand Selected, Fresh from our Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
- Due to federal and state laws, we are unable to ship to: MI, GA
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Mature Height: 4-6' tall
- Mature Width: 4-5' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 4-5' apart
Why plant Elliott's Highbush Blueberry?
Bodacious and sure to be a hit, Elliott's Blueberry is the perfect plant to provide for fresh berries ripe for eating and cooking! Ripening in late season, you will be enthralled with watching the pink-toned blooms transform into firm berries ideal for picking. You're landscape will pop with the seasonal interest of the bright maroon stems as the backdrop to the tasty, blueberries.
So many of the plants we grow for food come from distant places. The Highbush Blueberry is a homegrown American native. It grows in the wild from Maine all the way to Florida, ranging westward to Minnesota and Louisiana. Over the years, plant breeders have worked to improve the size, flavor, and quantity of its berries. Bluecrop was developed by USDA horticulturist Frederick Coville in 1934. Even today, it stands out for its hardiness, drought resistance, productivity, and vigor. In fact, it’s probably the most popular Blueberry variety in the U.S.
How to use Elliott's Highbush Blueberry in the landscape?
You'll be welcoming Elliott's Highbush into your landscape at the start of spring when dainty pink blooms start to make an appearance against deep maroon red stems. As late-season blueberry begins to ripen, berries up to half an inch will grace each deep maroon stem, ready for you to pick. This cold-hardy blueberry is self-pollinating and late to bloom. Do not worry if blooms do not grow right away; they are waiting until the late spring frosts pass.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-7
How To Plant Elliott's Highbush Blueberry
Acidic soil is key to growing Blueberries successfully. These peat-loving Accents require very low–pH conditions in order to thrive. If your soil isn’t naturally acidic, you may want to grow your Blueberry in a large container or raised bed. Give it all-day sun if possible and use lots of organic matter—both as a soil amendment and as mulch. Elliott's Blueberry is self-pollinating, but you’ll get bigger fruits and more of them if you plant another variety of Highbush Blueberry nearby so they can pollinate each other.
How To Water
When watering the Elliott's Blueberry, you'll want to water them regularly. In the summer, irrigation is recommended every two or three days to protect the plant for the hot summer weather.
How To Fertilize
After you have planted your blueberry, you'll want to fertilize in the early spring and late spring. We recommend using our Elements Starter Plant Food.
How To Prune
Not much pruning is required, however, you can prune in late winter to early sprung to thin out the branching. This will help maintain the plant size and make harvesting easier.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
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Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
