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Blueberry (Bluejay)

$14.99

Bluejay holds its ripe fruit on the bush for a long time without losing quality, so you can pick it in two or three goes instead of chasing it every other day. Nothing not to like about the old generation.

  • Ripe fruit hangs a long time without softening or losing flavor.
  • Medium berries in loose clusters, resistant to cracking, mild and sweet.
  • Extremely vigorous and fast growing, reaching 6 ft or more.
  • Early to mid season, and a 1976 release that has lasted.
  • Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield.

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The trees were delivered promptly and they are the biggest, best looking mail-order trees I have seen in a long time. I will be ordering more in the future.

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The bare roots are by far the most established roots that I have ever seen on a bareroot tree.

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It looks like it is at least 7 feet tall. I certainly was not expecting it to be that big.

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Absolutely beautiful trees, especially compared to some of the other mail order bare roots I have gotten from other companies.

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An extra long box for taller trees is totally worth it to me. The trees are great.

William · email

The plants look beautiful and healthy. I was impressed by the size and strength of the 3-Cherry Tree.

Jose · email

Bare root was in great condition. A lot of branching and looks ready for a harvest this year. Best fruit trees in the business!

Daniel, Lapin cherry · website review

Very nice big tree, some limbs already blooming. I've planted it and it hasn't wilted. Arrived quickly and very well packaged.

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They have really healthy plants, all were larger than I expected. I for sure will be ordering more from them!

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Arrived quickly and in great shape, larger than I had expected too.

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Boxed perfect. Shipped on time. Excellent quality stock. About the only thing you could do to improve my experience would be to fly out to Maine and plant them for me.

Don, Maine · email

I have been buying from your nursery for years, and hands down your citrus has survived the best out of all of my sources. I have never lost a plant in my colder climate.

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The packaging for those kiwis was brilliant and by far the best packaging job out of any place I ordered from this year. Your Annas are tough as nails.

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I received my pink currant in perfect condition. I am always amazed since I live in the southeast and they are in the northwest!

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All 3 bushes arrived looking healthy. It's been over a month and they are still going strong.

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Description

Bluejay was released by Michigan State University in 1976 and it belongs to the old generation of blueberries that there is simply nothing not to like about. It is extremely vigorous and fast growing, open and medium spreading, and it will reach 6 ft or more.

Its real advantage is patience. Ripe Bluejay fruit hangs on the plant for a long time without losing quality, which means you can harvest in two or three passes rather than visiting every other day through the season. The berries are medium sized, in loose easy-to-pick clusters, resistant to cracking, with a mild sweet flavor.

Overview

  • Ripe fruit hangs for a long time, so harvest in a few passes.
  • Medium, crack-resistant berries with a mild sweet flavor.
  • Extremely vigorous and fast growing to 6 ft or more.
  • A 1976 release that has outlasted most of its generation.

Growing Details

Latin Name: Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Bluejay’
Site and Soil: Full sun; acidic, well drained soil, pH 4.5 to 5.5
Hardiness: Hardy to USDA Zone 4
Rootstock: Grown from cuttings or tissue culture
Bearing Age: Fruits right away; full production in 5 to 6 years
Size at Maturity: Extremely vigorous, fast growing, 6 ft or more
Ripening Time: Early season; July into August
Pollination: Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield

Additional Notes

  • Grower’s Insight: This is the blueberry for someone who cannot pick every other day. The fruit waits for you without going soft.
  • Regional Insight: Blueberries crop best where winters are cold enough to meet their chill and the soil is naturally acid, which covers most of the country once the planting hole is prepared properly.
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Planting & Care

At a Glance – Bluejay Blueberry

  • Sun: Full sun
  • Soil: Acidic, well drained soil, pH 4.5 to 5.5
  • Water: Steady moisture all season; never let it dry out
  • Size: Extremely vigorous, fast growing; 6 ft or more
  • Pollination: Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield
  • Harvest: Early to mid summer
  • Hardiness: Hardy to USDA Zone 4

Planting & Care – Bluejay Blueberry

Site Selection

  • Full sun gives the heaviest crop and the best flavor.
  • Avoid low spots that hold water; the roots are shallow.

Soil Preparation

  • This is the work that pays: get it right once and the bush crops for decades.
  • Bring the pH to 4.5 to 5.5 with elemental sulfur before planting.
  • Work in peat moss or composted bark to open the soil and hold moisture.

Planting Instructions

  1. Dig three times the width of the root ball and no deeper.
  2. Mix the backfill half and half with peat or composted bark.
  3. Tease the circling roots apart before planting.
  4. Set it at the depth it grew, firm gently, then water thoroughly.
  5. Mulch 3 to 4 inches deep with bark, kept off the stems.

Watering & Fertilizing

  • Keep the root zone evenly moist; the roots are shallow.
  • Feed in early spring with an acid-plant fertilizer.
  • Never use nitrate fertilizer or lime.

Pollination

  • Self-fertile, and a second variety improves size and yield.
  • Give it room: this one grows fast and gets big.

Pruning & Training

  • Prune in late winter while the bush is dormant.
  • Take out the oldest canes and anything weak or crossing.
  • Strip the first year’s flowers so it builds roots instead.

Harvest & Use

  • Harvest in two or three passes; the fruit holds well on the bush.
  • Mild and sweet fresh, and the loose clusters pick quickly.

General Tips

  • Refresh the acid mulch each spring; it holds the pH.
  • Net the bush as the fruit colors.

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