Blueberries, are fruit bearing plants( bushes) of variable size from 10 cm tall to 4 m tall. Leaves can be evergreen or deciduous, elliptical in shape and from 1-8 cm long and 0.5-3.5 cm wide. The blossoms are white, pale pink or red in color, occasionally tinged greenish and bell-shaped. The genuine wild blueberries (Cyanococcus, genus Vaccinium) are found naturally in eastern and north-central North America.

The fruit of the blueberry bush is a untrue berry 5-16 mm in diameter with a "crown" at the end; they are pale green in color at first, then turn reddish-purple, and eventually indigo when ripe. They have a sweet taste on pick time, with varying acidity. The most common of the cultivated species is V. corymbosum, the Northern highbush blueberry. Crossbreeds of this with other species of Vaccinium they have adjusted to southern U.S. climate are recognized as highbush blueberries.

Blueberries are sold fresh, dried, processed as juice, quick frozen fruit, puree, or infused berries which in turn might be employed in a variety of consumer goods such as jams, jellies, muffins, pies, and mixed in cereals or snack foods.

Blueberries have a various range of micro nutrients with notably high levels of dietary fiber the mineral manganese (Mn), vitamin B6 (pyridoxin), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and vitamin K (naphthoquinone). Blueberries also contain antioxidant pigments titled anthocyanins and diverse phytochemicals (particularly the wild species) which are having a likely use in the reduction of the risk of some diseases including inflammation and some forms of cancer.

Propagation is by cuts from deciduous forms. These new plants should be productive in their first year from planting in the ground (a total of three years). A productive well-drained loam is ideal for most favorable outcomes.

blueberry, Vaccinium spp

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