Doug Foulk, Emily Hoover, Jim Luby, Teryl Roper,
Carl Rosen, Ward Stienstra, David Wildung, Jerry Wright

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The climate of Minnesota and Wisconsin has made successful blueberry production difficult. But with the introduction of blueberry cultivars with good winter hardiness, minimum upright growth, and large fruit, commercial production of blueberries is possible. Given proper site selection and cultural methods, half-high cultivars offer growers in USDA zones 3, 4, and 5 the potential for long-term---thirty years or more--blueberry production. Half-high blueberries are crosses between high-bush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) and low-bush blueberries (V. angustifolium). The short stature of half-high blueberry plants, along with their inherent cold-hardiness, allows reliable production.

About the authors: Doug Foulk, research associate, University of Minnesota; Emily Hoover, extension horticulturist, University of Minnesota; Jim Luby, horticulturist and plant breeder, University of Minnesota; Teryl Roper, associate professor of horticulture, University of Wisconsin; Carl Rosen, extension soil scientist, University of Minnesota; Ward Stienstra, former extension plant pathologist, University of Minnesota; David Wildung, horticulturist, North Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota; Jerry Wright, extension engineer, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota.

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