Description
Pink Popcorn is a true northern highbush blueberry, bred in Minnesota to ripen pink instead of the usual blue while keeping the flavor, aroma, and sugar-acid balance that make a blueberry taste like one.
The plant itself stays compact and bushy, reaching about four feet tall and wide, opening the season with white spring flowers before the berries ripen. The fruit is moderately crisp with a full, well-balanced blueberry flavor, equally good fresh from the bush or in the kitchen.
Reliably cold hardy into USDA Zone 4, Pink Popcorn grows under the same conditions as any other northern highbush blueberry, asking only for full sun and acidic soil.
Overview
- A true northern highbush blueberry that ripens pink instead of blue.
- Full, well-balanced blueberry flavor and aroma, moderately crisp texture.
- Compact, bushy habit about 4 ft tall and wide, with white spring flowers.
- Self-fertile, with heavier crops and larger berries alongside a second variety.
- Reliably cold hardy into USDA Zone 4.
Growing Details
Latin Name: Vaccinium corymbosum ‘MNPink1’
Site and Soil: Full sun; acidic, well drained soil, pH 4.5 to 5.5
Hardiness: Reliably cold hardy in USDA Zone 4 and warmer
Rootstock: Grown from cuttings or tissue culture
Bearing Age: Fruits right away; full production in 5 to 6 years
Size at Maturity: Compact, bushy, about 4 ft tall and wide
Ripening Time: Early to mid season; June into July
Pollination: Self-fertile; a second blueberry variety improves size and yield
Additional Notes
- Grower’s Insight: Because Pink Popcorn is true northern highbush rather than a rabbiteye-type pink blueberry, it grows on the same acidic soil and sunny site as any other highbush variety.
- Regional Insight: Northern highbush blueberries suit regions with real winter cold, from the Upper Midwest and New England through the Pacific Northwest and Appalachians, wherever soil can be kept acidic.
- Explore more blueberries in our collection: Blueberries
