Description

Common Name: highbush blueberry Type: Fruit Family: Ericaceae Zone: 5 to 8 Height: 6.00 to 8.00 feet Spread: 6.00 to 8.00 feet Bloom Time: May Bloom Description: White Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Medium Suggested Use: Hedge Flower: Showy Leaf: Good Fall Attracts: Birds, Butterflies Fruit: Showy, Edible Other: Winter Interest ‘Blueray’ is an upright, deciduous shrub which typically grows 5-8′ tall that is arguably more manageable as a fruit crop when pruned to 6′ or less. Dainty, waxy, bell-shaped, white flowers appear in May. Flowers are followed by medium blue blueberries (to 1/2″ diameter) which ripen in mid-season. Ovate, dark green leaves (to 3.5″ long) attractive shades of red in fall. Reddish stems have better winter color than those of most other blueberry varieties.