Vaccinium corymbosum “Chandler”
About this product
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Chandler – one of the largest-fruited highbush blueberries (berries usually 20–35 mm); the crop is high and consistent and the harvest period long.
An acid-loving berry shrub that gives large, blue, bloom-covered berries in summer. The berries are good fresh and for jam, juice, freezing and baking; the shrub is decorated by white bell-shaped flowers in spring and red foliage in autumn.
Sold as a container-grown plant; it can be planted throughout the growing season.
Specifications
- Type: Highbush blueberry
- Latin name: Vaccinium corymbosum
- Cultivar: Chandler
- Ripening: long harvest period
- Height when sold: ≈ 50 cm
- Light: sunny
- Winter hardiness: USDA 4–7
Advice from our agronomist
Planting Plant in spring (late April – May) in a sunny, sheltered spot with acidic (pH 4–5), moisture-retentive but well-drained soil; the best medium is high-moor peat mixed with sand and wood chips or pine bark. Do not plant in ordinary garden soil without acidifying it, and do not add lime or compost. Dig a 50×50 cm hole and fill it with an acidic substrate. Many cultivars crop better when another blueberry cultivar grows nearby. Space bushes 1–1.5 m apart.
Watering Blueberry roots are shallow and sensitive to drying – water regularly, especially during flowering and berry growth, preferably with rainwater. Mulch the soil 5–8 cm deep with pine bark, sawdust or wood chips.
Pruning In the first 2–3 years remove only flower buds and weak shoots. Later, prune in late winter – early spring: remove dead, old (over 5 years) and inward-growing branches so light reaches the centre of the bush.
Feeding and winter care Feed in spring and early June with a fertiliser for acid-loving plants (rhododendrons and blueberries); avoid fertilisers containing chlorine or lime and fresh manure. Cultivars are generally hardy in Estonia; protect a young bush in autumn with mulch at the base and spruce boughs if needed against frost and hares.
Codes and attributes
| Size | +/- 50 cm plant height |
|---|---|
| Category | Blueberries |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — 3,90 €, free from 39,00 €
- Courier to the door — 6,90 €, free from 50,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days