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Highbush blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

A deciduous shrub producing sweet blue berries, the main commercially cultivated blueberry species.

Family

Ericaceae

Temperature

18-30°C (absolute 7-42°C)

Rainfall

900-1100mm (absolute 700-1300mm)

Altitude

1000m

Soil pH

4-5 (absolute 3-5.5)

Soil types

Acidic, well-drained sandy loam soils