My Edible Fruit Trees: Blueberry Trees VIC

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Fruited after one year of planting/stabilising. Easy to manage & loves Melbourne weather as it needs x-amount if cold weathet season to bear fruit. The plants love our coffee grounds... we've just pick a handful ang it's great tasting blueberries. 

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: No pest cobtrol used at all. 

Question: Just a question on why are the leaves yellowing though still bear good amount if fruits?

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Blueberry Burst ^10/10

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue ^9/10

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - These have grown exceptionally well - I purchased in 2016 and have had in a pot since.  Last year was an absolute bumper crop - we were eating blueberries for what felt like forever and had plenty to share around.  This year (2019) we had a few days of really hot days and drying winds and they both appeared to collapse.  A hell of a lot of water later and cutting back some of the dead canes has rejuventated them and one is even flowering now (late December 2019).  Will see how they recover but before this year, have been incredible bearers of high quality fruit, much tasteier than those found in supermarkets.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2016

Height 0.9 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Coffee grounds, compost

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control: Doesn't really get pests, have been lucky with them. However, the berries will more tha 2019n likely require netting as birds are the worst - particularly blackbirds.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Blue Rose

Blueberry - Denise

Blueberry Burst

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Prolific bearer. Good size berries. Evergreen

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2016

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 30% in Summer and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Bird's net

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Update - Just got my first harvest of blueberries! I did lose one to a bird but I quickly netted the plant and protected the rest. The taste of the berries is very subtle with a hint of sweetness and none of the tartness of the store-bought blueberries. 

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Previous update - lots of little fruits have started forming all over where the flowers used to be. I applied some acidic fertiliser once the berries stated started to develop. Looking forward to heaps of tasty fruit, provided the birds don't get to them first!

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I bought this as a seedling from my local nursery this year. After a number of friends had failed attempts with their blueberry plants, I thought I'd give it a go. I did a lot of research before buying it as I had heard that they can be very fussy plants, but hardy, if they like the conditions they're in.

It is important for the soil to be sufficiently acidic. I potted it in a large 50cm glazed pot, with camellia/azalea potting mix and mixed through peat moss (which is acidic). I mulched with pine needles and every now and again throw on ground coffee which also helps to lower the ph in the soil. It's also important to only water with rainwater as tap water can be quite basic with all the chemicals they add to the water these days. 

So far it seems to be doing well. It has grown quite vigorously even in the short time I have had it. It has dropped all its leaves in the winter. Melbourne has had a particularly cold winter so I'm hoping for a good crop this year!

Update - just last week it started flowering following Melbourne's warmest August days on record! The flowers are stunning as you can see in the photo below. I've got my fingers crossed I get some fruit as the flowers are very sensitive to frost and reports of freezing winter days ahead

Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Cutting) ^6/10

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Blueberry - Denise (Cutting) ^7/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter

Blueberry Burst (Cutting) ^7/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Just potted 2 days ago. It looks vigorous with lots of leaves. Was professionally pruned before and a lot of new shoots growing.

Planted: 2018

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Seedling) ^10/10

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2016

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Potash, nitrogen, boron, potassium, calcium etc

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Certified

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue ^9/10

Comments: - Always wanted a Blueberry bush and scored a nice compact shrub from a wholesale nursery that was closing down. Covered in floweres at the moment .... now looking for a good pot and place to put it. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Water Given in: Spring

Blueberry - Blue Rose

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Disterigma alaternoides Neotropical Blueberry

Comments: -

Disterigma alaternoides

- a  Neotropical Blueberry

Originates from higher elevations in Central and South America. The fruits are sometimes sold in markets in Ecuador. Grows into a bush up to a few metres high so would probably make a good hedge. My plants have not yet fruited but expect they may take another year or two before fully mature.

Planted: 2017

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Blueberry Burst ^7/10

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Blueberry - Burst (PBR) (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Big fruit and very tasty.

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Doesn't need much, I use some cow manure and compost.

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - I already had an early season blueberry bush so why not a mid season one? The blue rose has been repotted into an Azalea mix and has begun to flower right after breaking dormancy. It seems to produce flowers first before leaves?  It has since produced clusters and clusters of white bell shaped flowers. I am currently hand pollinating with a narrow hobbyist painter's brush and this technique worked really well with the sunshine blues. Its supposed to grow up to 1.5m high and wide and is currently in a 300mm pot. I till be up potted to a half wine barrel next winter when its dormant. I'll update of growth progress and fruit quality.

Planted: 2016

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, nitrosol

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

I purchased 2 bushes from 2 different nurseries, Nelly kelly and Humphries. Both are fruiting. The Nelly Kelly already has about 30 berries and its a small bush. The Humphries ones has hundreds of flowers and about 1/2 as much berries (currently) as it started flowering later than the nelly kelly. I am feeding them with blood and bone organic fertilizer which is safe for them. Due to lack of pollinators int he winter season,  i highly suggest pollinating with a small narrow paint brush or shake the bush a bit. 

 They are still in their original pots and i will repot into an Azalea Mix once they finish cropping. They need cool winter nights to promote flowers and are evergreen blueberry plants and are supposed to grow to about 1m high and wide. Perfect for tubs and pots. I will update on how much i have harvested later.

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October

Planted: 2016

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry

Planted: 2012

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Blueberry Bluerose (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: -

Bought at Wantirna market barerooted for $35 in July 2009. The bush has been doing very well. I used 50% of peat and 50% of soil as growing medium.

This one and a smaller one had desease so I quickly bined it. I still have had 3 small ones in my garden.

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Will net when fruits are about to change colour

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - 2011: I love this variety because it is an ever-green and suited to pot growing. It gives loads of fruits and is so easy to grow in Melbourne climates. I purchased a few small plants this year and had some potted up and some in the ground. So far they are all doing great. I have removed the flowers off all of the plants as they show up except for one plant. 

2012: The plants has doubled in size and produced loads of flowers! I checked the flower buds today, almost all the flowers has been germinated so finger cross I will get a bumper of a crop this year.

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Height 1 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Just have to keep the birds away once the fruits turn blue.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Northland (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: -

I saw this variety at the nursery last year. I purchased 2 small plants. This variety is a relatively fast grower. Gave me heaps of flowers last year but I had to remove all the flowers because of transplanting.

I grow them in the same acidic soil mix of peat, potting mix, manure and pine bark as I used on the other acid loving plants in my garden. I have also added an addition of sulphur to the mix to make sure it stays aciddic. I have tested the soil since, and it is still good.

I am seeing a lot of new flower buds emerging from the plants this year.

Planted: 2011

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure, sulphur potash, trace mineral, powerfeed, slow release fertiliser

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Blueberry - Briggitta ^10/10

Comments: -

I love this variety because it is heavy bearer with very sweet tasting berries. The berries also have long shelf life and can be frozen without losing their shapes. By far, I reckon this is my favourite variety of blueberry.

I have one large mature plant over 1.2 meter high growing in a pot and 5 one-footers also growing in pots. So far they are growing without a fuss. I use a mixture of peat coir, pine bark and garden soil as potting mix. I also add a slow release fertiliser to the mix.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2011

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 4 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Hi, you have an impressive collection of blueberries! If you don't mind me asking, where did you buy your Brigitta plant from? Cheers

Blueberry - Blue Rose ^10/10

Comments: -

I just love blueberries, the Blue Rose was recommended to me by a friend. I have one that is 40cm high and is currently propagating 12 plants from cuttings taken from my friend's mature plant.

They are great fruiters and the flavors are sweet. I have mine in 50cm pot right now and it is doing well. I use peat coir, pine mulch and garden soil as potting mix with extra pea mulch on top.

Fruiting Months January, October, November, December

Height 1.1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: Just birds. I have my fruits conceal in mesh bags once the berries burn blue.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Dennis ^8/10

Comments: - I purchased this variety without releasing it. I thought it was one of the other blueberry varieties I grow at home. I was told by my obsessed Blueberry-lover friend that this variety bares very large fruit with excellent flavours but unfortuantely they don't have a long shelf life and must be eaten within a day. So far it is doing great in a 50cm pot.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic