Jersey Blueberry Pollination

Many varieties can pollinate themselves see the yellow star in the picture for these varieties but a fruit this tasty yet expensive in shops is well worth growing in pots or in the ground and can be very rewarding.

Jersey blueberry pollination. Planting blueberries growing blueberries youtube. Enjoy abundant crops of large light blue berries. Plant has ornamental appeal in the landscape with its tall attractive shape. A hearty healthy blueberry.

The best bet for blueberries is to have different varieties of blueberries within 100 feet so bees can travel and cross pollinate. However planting the bluecrop or blueray with your jersey will increase yield by providing cross pollination. 2 or more is going to maximise pollination and give you more berries. Self pollinating but will yield larger crops if pollinated with bluecrop or earliblue.

Your jersey blueberries need another variety such as bluecrop bluejay duke elliott little giant nelson patriot rubel and spartan. Developed in 1916 and introduced in 1928. T hese are primarily self pollinating but benefit from better pollination and larger fruit when planted with a second selections. To grow well these species require an acidic soil and a fairly long chill period.

The jersey blueberry variety does not require a pollinator. Although numerous blueberry cultivars are self fertile and don t need dna from another blueberry cultivar some of the blueberry varieties that require cross pollination in order to bear fruit. 2 or more will give better fruit set just as long as they can pollinate each other or have a green tick in this chart.