Blueberry Elliott 7.5" Pot

Elliott Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Elliott''

Elliott' is a northern highbush blueberry bush. Huge crops up to 25 pounds of medium size berries will be harvested from the extremely winter hardy variety. Plants are very productive, upright and grow vigorously, and are considered the latest of all varieties, fruiting through September. The 5-6' tall bushes become a blaze of crimson, deep red and burgundy in the fall,

Height:  6 feet

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade

Hardiness Zone:  4a

Edible Qualities

Elliott Blueberry is a medium-sized shrub that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces clusters of blue round berries which are usually ready for picking from late summer to early fall. The berries have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.
The berries are most often used in the following ways:

Fresh Eating
Cooking
Baking
Preserves
Features & Attributes

Elliott Blueberry features dainty clusters of white bell-shaped flowers with shell pink overtones hanging below the branches in mid spring. It has green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval leaves turn yellow in fall. It features an abundance of magnificent blue berries from late summer to early fall. The smooth brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

This is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This shrub is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have sandy, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.