- Chilling requirement: 500 hours to 600 hours.
- Ripening Period: Ripens about the same time as Powderblue.
- Plant yield, vigor and growth habits: Plants are productive, vigorous, and have an upright growth habit.
- Plant pathogen susceptibility: Onslow has fairly broad soil
Ochlockonee: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
- Chilling requirement: 650 hours to 700 hours.
- Bloom time: Blooms with Tifblue in Southern Mississippi.
- Ripening period: Ripens early to late July (about five to seven days after Tifblue).
- Plant yield, vigor and growth habits: Plants are very productive and
Powderblue: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
Powderblue bluberries.
- Chilling requirement: 550 hours to 600 hours.
- Ripening period: Ripens late June to late July in Southern Mississippi.
- Plant yield, vigor and growth habits: Plants are productive and have an upright, spreading growth habit.
- Berry qualities: Berries are
Premier: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
Premier blueberries.
An early-season variety for Mississippi.
- Chilling requirement: 500 hours to 550 hours.
- Ripening period: Ripens late May to early June, with or ahead of Climax, in Southern Mississippi.
- Plant yield, vigor and growth habits: Plants are productive, vigorous,
Alapaha: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
Alapha is an early season
Rabbiteye blueberry.
Rabbiteye blueberry.
An early-season variety for Mississippi.
- Chilling requirement: 450 hours to 550 hours.
- Bloom time: Blooms seven to 10 days after Climax. Blooms late February – early March in the southern growing region.
- Ripening
Climax: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
Climax blueberries.
An early-season variety for Mississippi.
- Chilling requirement: 400 hours to 450 hours.
- Ripening period: Ripens late May to early June in the southern growing region.
- Bloom period: Blooms late February to early March in southern growing region. Blooms
Brightwell: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
Brightwell blueberries.
An early-season variety for Mississippi.
- Chilling requirement: 350 hours to 400 hours.
- Ripening period: Ripens early June to early July in Southern Mississippi.
- Plant yield, vigor and growth habits: Plants are productive, vigorous, and upright.
- Berry quality: Berries
Austin: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety
An early-season variety for Mississippi.
- Chilling requirements: 450 hours to 500 hours.
- Bloom time: Blooms five to sevent days after Climax.
- Ripening period: Ripens early to mid-June in Southern Mississippi.
- Plant yield, vigor and growth habits: Plants are very productive,
Blueberry Varieties: Southern Highbush
A new category of blueberries, Southern Highbush, has been developed for southern production. These varieties combine the late blooming date and shorter ripening period of the northern highbush and the low chill hours and adaptability to the southern environment of …
Early Season Blueberry Varieties
Early season rabbiteye blueberry varieties selected for Mississippi include:
Austin: Rabbiteye Blueberry Variety — Plants are moderately vigorous, productive, and upright. Berries are large in size, blue in color, firm, have dry scars, good flavor, and good shelf life. Ripens …