Vernon Blueberry Plant

The large size of the 'Vernon' blueberries is very attractive to buyers at the store, and the firm - but tender skin, and the delicious, deep-seated, harmonious flavor of the 'Vernon' berries will attract the consumer to return again to the grocery store with the intention for buying more 'Vernon' blueberries. The 'Vernon' blueberry is excellent for commercial, mechanical picking, and the later flowering quality of the plants makes them secure during most seasons to avoid the early frost damage of the flowers that are usually best pollinated by the 'Alapaha' blueberry plant, and both of these cultivars only require 450 chill hours to force flowering.

•  For the home garden grower, who wants to plant an early ripening blueberry cultivar, the 'Vernon' blueberry plant ripens earlier than older 'Climax' blueberry cultivar, and ordinarily the 'Vernon blueberry ripens in late May, along with the 'Alapaha' blueberry plant cultivar. Grocery stores appreciate the extended shelf life of the 'Vernon' blueberries, because it means higher profits for the grocer store owner and the grower.