Blueberry Bushes

Blueberry Bushes

Grow Your Own Blueberries no matter where you live!

Blueberry plants produce edible fruit in a wide-range of colors and flavors ranging from sweet to tart. They can be planted in your garden, alone as an ornamental bush, and they do just as well in containers inside your home - or on your patio. Most blueberry plants are self-fruiting and thrive on their own, but planted with other blueberry plants, will cross-pollinate and provide a larger harvest of berries.

Where to Plant Blueberry Bushes

Blueberry plants are versatile and can thrive in various environments. You will want to choose the variety that does best in your particular growing zone.

Highbush Blueberries

Northern and Mid-West states will do best to choose a Highbush plant. Most are cold-hardy and can withstand extreme cold temperatures.

Lowbush Blueberries

Lowbush Plants perform best in cold to moderate temperatures. If you live in the Northeast or Upper Midwest, you’ll want a cold-hardy Lowbush variety plant.

Rabbiteye Blueberries

Southern states with warmer climates should choose a Rabbiteye cultivar. You can expect a plump, juicy berries from this bush.

How Big do Blueberry Bushes Grow?

The Lowbush, Highbush and Rabbiteye vary in their size and character.

Highbush Blueberry

Grows upright and reaches 5-6 feet tall.

Lowbush Blueberry

Spreads out as ground cover and reaches 1-2 feet in height.

Rabbiteye Blueberry

Grows to a mature height of 6-10 feet.

Self-Fruiting & Cross Pollinators

Self-Pollinating

Cross-Pollinating

Blueberry Size

The berries vary in size. Lowbush shrubs produce blueberries that are small. Highbush and Rabbiteye plants produce medium to large sized berries.

Small

Medium

Large

The Flavor of Blueberries Varies

The flavor of blueberries will range from sweet to tart, and mild to tangy. Overall, when picked right from the shrub, bigger berries tend to taste sweeter, whereas smaller berries are preferred for cooking, because they typically have a more tart flavor.

Tart Blueberries

Sweet Blueberries

Tart & Sweet Blueberries

Harvest Months for Blueberry Bushes

Blueberries ripen over a long season and hold well on the bush. The harvesting season varies between different climates / areas of the country. In cooler climates, blueberry season starts in July and runs through August. In milder climates, the season runs from July into September. Warm climates tend to have seasons that starts as early as May / June and carries through July.

Highbush Harvest Months

Lowbush Harvest Months

Rabbiteye Harvest Months

Sweetheart Harvest Months