Blueberry Plants for Sale
A sweet, juicy and delicious soft fruit, our range of Blueberries are naturally rich in vitamins and antioxidants, with our current varieties being available to order online in a 3-litre pot. A blueberry fruit bush is easy to care for and generally easy to grow. Currently, we have popular varieties such as Pink Lemonade, Brigitta, Darrow, Bluecrop and Gold Traube available at various times of the year.
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To get the most from your Blueberry bushes, they should be grown in acidic soil, or if growing in large containers, you should use an iron-rich compost such as Ericaceous. This heavy cropping and hardy soft fruit is easy to grow and can produce huge yields of tasty blueberries, ideal for a large number of uses and can also make a great garden plant.
One key factor to consider when growing your own blueberry plants is that we recommend growing 2 varieties close together, this allows the plant to grow large fruit through cross-pollination.
Adding to the appeal of these high-quality fruits are the flowers which they produce, with some varieties have large white flowers in Spring, and fiery foliage in the Autumn.
Like many berries & soft fruits, Blueberries are known as a ‘superfruit’ and can provide all types of health boosts. Packed with anti-oxidants & Vitamin C, they are known to decrease signs of ageing, guard against cystitis, bladder infections & lower cholesterol.
Planting & Onward Care
Preparation
Plant in an open sunny spot sheltered from strong winds. If they are to thrive, blueberries require light, free-draining acidic soils, with plenty of rich, organic matter. The soil should have a lower pH of between 4 and 5.5, similar to the requirements of rhododendrons and camellias.
It’s possible to lower the pH levels of your soil with sulphur chips or dust. However, they’ll need to be added three weeks before planting to take effect. If the soil is not well draining, each planting hole should be prepared by filling it with a mixture of soil and coarse grit.
Monitor the soil’s pH every few years, because it may be necessary to add acid. Remember, if your soil is not acidic, blueberries will be just as happy planted in a pot with ericaceous compost. The pot size should be approx 1.5 times the size of the root ball to ensure plenty of room for rooting.
Planting
It is a good idea to plant two different varieties of blueberries to ensure cross-pollination although two of the same variety is just as acceptable. A single blueberry plant will produce fruit, but the yields will be higher and the fruits bigger if more than one plant is grown. They require a position in full sun or light shade.
Plant blueberries in autumn or winter leaving about 1.5m (5ft) gaps between them and mulch with a layer of acidic peat, wood chippings or pine needles. Water in well, using rainwater rather than tap water if possible. Tap water contains lime which renders the soil less acidic over time.
Onward Care
Use nets to protect plants from birds in the fruiting season. In spring, apply a little Bone Meal around each plant. Once this is done, apply a mulch such as chipped up pine tree or pine needles. These are ideal mulches to place around the plants because they’re fairly acidic. Ensure that all weeds are removed & that the soil is moist before mulching.
Mulching helps to keep the soil cool & moist as well as keep down the weeds. Water plants regularly. They require water from when their buds begin to show in spring until their leaves fall in autumn. Again, remember to use rainwater.
For plants grown in pots, give the plants a high potash feed (such as tomato feed) occasionally during the growing season.
Pruning
Blueberries produce fruit on branches that were produced the previous year. For the first two or three years of a blueberry’s life it’s not necessary to prune it much, apart from keeping the plant tidy. After this, blueberries need regular pruning to maintain plant vigour and high quality berry production.
Prune them between November and March when the plant is dormant. When pruning, take out any dead, dying and diseased wood. Locate the oldest canes and remove one or two at the base each year. Remove the old canes that don’t produce much fruit to make way for younger, more productive canes. Prune out low branches that will lie on the ground when laden with fruit and remove all twiggy wood on the ends of fruiting laterals.
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BLUEBERRY Aurora
- £17.00
- Aurora is a late season Highbush variety. In late spring, masses of fragrant waxy bell-shaped flowers appear in tight clusters, giving way to extremely high yields of extra large powder blue berries of rich flavour.
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BLUEBERRY Blue Crop
- £13.50 – £19.50
- This superb mid season variety is without doubt the leading commercial blueberry to date. Vigorous upright growth reaching 4-6ft at maturity but can be kept compact by growing in a container. The high quality fruit has a good rich flavour and is borne in medium-large open clusters for easy picking.
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BLUEBERRY Blue Gold
- £10.80
- An extremely vigorous mid-late season variety with an upright growth habit. The fruit is smaller than other varieties, but very sweet tasting and dark in colour. Atlantic is adapted to difficult growing conditions, making it an excellent choice for any garden.
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BLUEBERRY Brigitta 3L
- £13.50
- A superb late season variety. Upright sturdy bush with vigorous habit. The fruit is large, light blue and firm with a crisp texture. The flavour strikes a balance of being sweet yet very slightly tart.
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Blueberry Buddy Blue® 3L
- £14.50
- This stiffly upright growing variety has silvery frosted foliage and an intense red-yellow colouration in autumn. The fruits are medium in size and are also frosted. They have a good aroma with a clear acidity. Buddy Blue® is the ideal pollination partner for Pink Lemonade®.
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BLUEBERRY Cabernet Splash
- £14.50
- A vigorous late season variety, Calypso is a cold-hardy and easy to grow variety producing high yields of medium-large sized berries of excellent quality. The large fruit is sweet, round and light blue in colour.
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BLUEBERRY Calypso
- £17.00
- A vigorous late season variety, Calypso is a cold-hardy and easy to grow variety producing high yields of medium-large sized berries of excellent quality. The large fruit is sweet, round and light blue in colour.
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Blueberry Collins 3L
- £13.50
- Named in honour of Lester Collins (1880-1957) amateur horticulturalist & fruit grower, this mid season variety produces large light blue fruit in medium sized clusters. The fruit is firm, very sweet, has an excellent flavour and is also resistant to cracking.
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BLUEBERRY Darrow 3L
- £13.50
- A vigorous erect variety, late season, ripening mid-late August. Produces good crops of very large berries that are firm and light-blue in colour. The fruit is one of the largest produced by any blueberry cultivar. Excellent tart flavour.
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BLUEBERRY Duke 3L
- £13.50
- Duke is the most widely planted early ripening northern variety, a vigorous and highly productive variety with a bushy upright growth and attractive oval shaped leaves. Heavy, consistent yield with an attractive, light blue, high quality berry. The fruit is firm and has a good crunch when eaten fresh and freezes well.
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BLUEBERRY Elizabeth 3L
- £13.50
- Said to be one of the best tasting mid-season cultivars available, Elizabeth produces large fruit and has an upright spreading habit. Plant in an open sunny spot in a moist acid, but well-drained soil. Can also be successfully grown in pots with ericaceous compost.
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BLUEBERRY Elliott
- £11.50 – £20.00
- Vigorous, upright and very productive, Elliott is considered to be the latest of all blueberry varieties, fruiting through September. The berries are medium sized, firm and have a light blue colour.
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