Explore California Blueberry Nursery's Varieities
Blue Duchess
Exclusive to US & Mexico
Season:
Mid-Season
Harvest Date:
May 26th – June 24th (Fresno County, California)
Fruit:
Blue Duchess is a sweet blueberry with acidic balance. The berries are crisp, firm, and have a small dry scar allowing them to uphold a good shelf life. Blue Duchess has outstanding flavor, crunch, and berry size. Blue Duchess is medium to light blue in color and has excellent bloom.
Bush:
An upright plant with vigorous growth, good productivity, and high-quality fruit. This variety is ideal for machine harvest.
Chilling Hours:
Estimated 250–350 hours. *Exclusively licensed to California Blueberry Nursery.
Early Duchess
Exclusive to US & Mexico
Season:
Very Early
Harvest Date:
May 5th – May 26th (Fresno County, California)
Fruit:
Early Duchess is one of the premier early blueberry varieties. The berries are consistently very large and round. Early Duchess berries are sweet and mildly acidic in flavor. Early Duchess has good flavor, crunch, and will uphold a good shelf life. The berries are medium to dark blue in color and have a small dry scar.
Bush:
A fast growing and vigorous plant with good productivity and high-quality fruit.
Chilling Hours:
Estimated 50–100 hours.
Sweet Duchess
Exclusive to US
Season:
Early
Harvest Date:
May 10th – May 26th (Fresno County, California)
Fruit:
Sweet Duchess is one of the sweetest blueberry varieties on the market with outstanding flavor. The berries are crisp and sweet with good brix and average acidity. The berries are round, firm, and have a small dry scar allowing them to uphold a good shelf life. Sweet Duchess is light to medium blue in color.
Bush:
A vigorous plant with good productivity and high-quality fruit.
Chilling Hours:
Estimated 50–100 hours.
Suziblue
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Harvest Date:
May 20th – June 20th (Fresno County, California)
Fruit:
Suziblue is a large and firm blueberry with great flavor and crunch. The berries are uniform in appearance and easy to pick. The berries uphold a good shelf life. Suziblue is medium blue in color and has excellent bloom.
Bush:
An upright plant with vigorous growth, good productivity, and high-quality fruit. This variety is machine harvestable.
Chilling Hours:
Estimated 350 or less hours.
Legacy
Season:
Late
Harvest Date:
June 15th – July 4th (Fresno County, California)
Fruit:
Legacy is one of the best eating blueberries of the season with great flavor. The berries are very good quality and have a small dry scar allowing them to uphold a good shelf life. Legacy is light blue in color.
Bush:
An upright plant with vigorous growth, good productivity, and high-quality fruit. This variety is machine harvestable. Chilling Hours: Estimated 600–700 hours.
Exclusive: Southern Beauty
Season:
Mid-Season
Harvest Date:
May 17th – June 10th
Fruit:
Southern Beauty is a large sized blueberry with good flavor. The berries have firm skin and are light blue in color.
Bush:
An upright plant with moderately vigorous growth. A great variety for mild winter areas. Develops an attractive fall foliage color. The plant is also attractive during flowering and fruiting, with a vibrant light blue color of the ripe fruit. Plant height reaches 3 to 4 feet tall.
Chilling Hours:
Estimated 500–600 hours *Exclusively licensed to California Blueberry Nursery.
Exclusive: Southern Princess
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Harvest Date:
May 8th – May 30th
Fruit:
Southern Princess is a large sized blueberry with good flavor. The berries have a small dry scar and are dark blue in color.
Bush:
An upright and compact plant with moderately vigorous growth. A great variety for mild winter areas. Flowers have a beautiful soft pink hue as they begin to open. As berries size, but before they ripen, they often develop a pink hue, and newly emerging foliage has notable bronze coloring. Plant height reaches 3 to 3.5 feet tall.
Chilling Hours:
Estimated 500–550 hours.