Name: Blueberry (Cabernet Splash) | Berries
SKU: Blueberry (Cabernet Splash)
Price: 11.99 USD
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Blueberry (Cabernet Splash)

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 review)

1 Gallon

Cabernet Splash does both beauty and fruit. Every flush of new growth comes in deep burgundy, settles to a cabernet and green blend, and turns fiery red in fall, on a compact 3 to 4 ft bush that still gives you sweet mid-summer berries.

New growth emerges deep burgundy, maturing to cabernet and green.
Fiery red fall color on a compact, upright 3 to 4 ft bush.
Medium sized, light blue, sweet berries in mid summer.
A chance sport of Toro, so it inherits good fruit as well as the color.
Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield.

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Ships in 1 to 4 business days from our nursery in Washington state, in a 36 inch box.

Description

Cabernet Splash turned up as a chance sport of ‘Toro’, one of the better fruiting blueberries, and it kept the fruit while picking up the color. New growth emerges a deep burgundy, matures to a blend of cabernet and green, and the whole bush goes fiery red in fall.

It stays compact, around 3 to 4 ft tall and wide, upright and sturdy, which suits a border, a foundation planting or a large container where a 6 ft blueberry would not fit. The berries are medium sized, light blue and sweet, ripening in mid summer.

Overview

Deep burgundy new growth over a cabernet and green mature leaf.
Fiery red fall color; an ornamental that also crops.
Compact and upright at 3 to 4 ft, for borders and containers.
Sweet, medium, light blue berries in mid summer.

Growing Details

Latin Name: Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Cabernet Splash’
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: Upright and compact, about 3 to 4 ft tall and wide
Ripening Time: Early season; June into July
Pollination: Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield

Additional Notes

Grower’s Insight: The color comes with each new flush, so a light trim after the first growth of the year buys you another round of burgundy.
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 – Cabernet Splash 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: Upright and compact; about 3 to 4 ft tall and wide
Pollination: Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield
Harvest: Early to mid summer
Hardiness: Hardy to USDA Zone 4

Planting & Care – Cabernet Splash 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

Dig three times the width of the root ball and no deeper.
Mix the backfill half and half with peat or composted bark.
Tease the circling roots apart before planting.
Set it at the depth it grew, firm gently, then water thoroughly.
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.
Compact enough to hold its shape in a large container for years.

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

Pick in mid summer once the berries are fully light blue.
Sweet and good fresh, and the plant looks the part all season.

General Tips

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

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It's the real plant (Cabernet splash) however, It wasn't exactly what I expected. In the picture it looks very enticing because the leaves are big and bright. I need to grow it more maybe to compare. Anyway, I am happy since my first plant to have a different impression...

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