Sweetcrisp Blueberry Plant Information (U.S. Plant Patent 12165)
Quick Facts
A new and distinct low-chill southern highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features.
- 1. Has a chilling requirement of only 200 to 300 hrs. below 7° C.
- 2. Produces a vigorous bush with good survival in the field.
- 3. Produces berries that are unusually sweet and firm.
‘Sweetcrisp’, when grown in north Florida, is distinguished from all other blueberry plants known by the inventor by the following combination of characteristics: very low chilling requirement; high vigor and early leafing; early ripening (50% ripe berries in north Florida ripen by April 28, about the same as for ‘Star’); and berries that are very sweet and very firm.
Sweetcrisp Blueberry is USA Patent Protected - Unlicensed Propagation is Prohibited by Law