What Are the Common Types or Varieties Exported of Polish Blueberry?
Early Varieties:
1. Chanticleer:
- Similar to the Sunrise variety.
- The plant grows straight with side outgrowths.
- Has sweet and aromatic berries, larger than the Duke variety.
- Used in desserts.
2. Earliblue:
- Used in desserts and food processing.
- The plant grows quickly, sprouts are going up, later nicely spread.
- The berries are medium sized, with greenish flesh, pink skin, and sweet and aromatic taste.
- Matures in late June/early July.
3. Hannah’s Choice:
- Matures in the same period as the Duke variety.
- Resilient to frost down to -37°C.
- The fruits are firm in texture, light blue coloured, sweet, large, collected into loose bunches.
- Suitable for storage and for eating raw.
4. Duke:
- One of the most popular blueberry varieties in Poland.
- It flowers late, avoiding frosting.
- Can endure frost down to -25°C and does not need fertiliser.
- The fruits are oblate, collected into loose bunches.
- Sweet and sour tasting.
- Suitable for eating raw and baked goods.
Mid-early varieties:
1. Spartan:
- Stems are of medium thickness.
- Resilient to frost.
- Fruits are large, oblate, blue, waxy, gathered in loose bunches.
- Has a sweet and sour taste.
- Suitable for raw consumption and processing.
2. Patriot:
- Resilient to frost and diseases.
- Has a fast growth rate, round and oblate, and dense.
- Suitable for raw consumption or baking.
Mid-season varieties:
1. Bluejay:
- Possesses a strong silhouette, upright, with a tendency to spread out.
- Fruits are medium-sized and slightly elongated.
- Sweet and sour in taste.
- Can be harvested mechanically.
- Suitable for desserts.
2. Toro:
- The silhouettes branch out and are older and more tight.
- The fruit is big, round, with a slight waxy cover.
- Sweet and sour tasting.
- Matures in July.
- Suitable for raw consumption and baked goods.
3. Draper:
- Matures a few days after the Duke variety.
- Resilient to frost down to -29°C.
- Has a blue-coloured fruit, with a waxy cover.
- Suitable for raw consumption and desserts.
4. Bluecrop:
- Considered the most popular variety in the world.
- Has straight stems and a tendency to bend.
- Matures late July/early August.
- Resilient to frost and diseases.
- Possesses round fruit which is sweet tasting, with waxy blue skin.
5. Bluegold:
- A slow grower.
- The silhouette is round and medium tight.
- Matures in mid-August and is very fertile.
- The fruit is large and round.
- Suitable for raw consumption and in desserts.
Late
1. Darrow:
- Grows up to 180 cm.
- Resilient to frost down to -28°C.
- Matures in August/early September.
- The fruit grows large with loose bunches.
- Light blue, with a sweet and sour taste.
- Suitable for raw consumption for processing.