Blueberry trees can be planted in the second year or so to bear fruit, but at this time the amount of results is not much, to the third year is considered to be the official results, the fifth year can enter the fruitful period. Blueberries from flowering to maturity takes about 60 days, usually it will be mature in July-August each year, planted in the Yellow River and Huaihe River area, in June-July will be ripe, planted in the Northeast, need to wait until August-September to mature. Blueberries are suitable for planting in the fall, when planting is conducive to the recovery of the root system, and the plant can grow rapidly in the following spring, and then after 12 months or so, it will be able to bear fruit.

First, blueberries start to fruit in the first few years

1, the time needed to fruit

(1) Under normal circumstances, blueberry trees are planted about 2 years will be fruit, but the amount of fruit is not much, when the plant continues to grow for some time before more fruit.

(2) Blueberry trees planted for about 3 years can usually enter the fruiting period, and in the 5th year can enter the fruiting period.

2, ripening time

(1) Blueberries usually ripen in the summer in July-August, from flowering to ripening takes about 60 days.

(2) Planted in the Yellow and Huaihe region, the ripening time is mostly in June-July; planted in the northeast, the ripening time is mostly in August-September.

3, planting season

(1) north of the Yellow River can be planted in the spring in March-April, the southern mountainous areas can be planted in the fall in September-December, can also be planted in the following year in February-March.

(2) Autumn planting is favorable for the recovery of the root system, and the plant can grow rapidly in the following spring, and then it can bear fruit after about 1 year.

Second, blueberry varieties

1, dwarf bush blueberry

The varieties of trees are short, with strong cold resistance (can withstand temperatures as low as minus 40 ℃), excellent varieties of Maiden, Fenti, etc., can be a large area of the Northeast alpine mountains for commercial cultivation.

2, half-high bush blueberry

This variety of tree is shorter, larger fruit, cold resistance is stronger (can withstand -35 ℃ low temperature environment), excellent varieties of Northland, North Blue, North Village, etc., suitable for planting in the northern cold areas.

3, highbush blueberry

(1) South highbush

This variety prefers warm, humid climatic conditions, excellent varieties of mist, Sharp Blue, O'Neill, etc., suitable for planting in central China, South China and other areas south of the Yellow River.

(2) North High Series

This variety prefers cooler climates, with strong cold resistance (some varieties can withstand temperatures as low as minus 30 ℃), the best varieties are Dazhou, blue, Conville, etc., suitable for planting in the northern coastal wet areas and cold areas.

4, hare's eye blueberry

(1) This variety of tree tall, long life, drought resistance, resistance to heat and humidity, the soil requirements are not strict, but poor cold resistance.

(2) Excellent varieties of garden blue, powder blue, Baldwin, etc., suitable for planting in the hilly areas south of the Yangtze River Basin, South China and other regions.