Ninebark vs Patriot Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Ninebark vs Patriot Blueberry

Vaccinium x Patriot

Physocarpus opulifolius

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Patriot Blueberry
Ninebark

The Patriot Blueberry offers the largest fruit of all the early season blueberries and thrives in an acidic soil with a low pH. With fruit that can easily grow to the size of a quarter, you'll be known for having the largest blueberries for miles. The Patriot Blueberry is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserving. Cold hardy and self-pollinating, the Patriot Blueberry is also resistant to root rot.

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

Patriot Blueberry Quick Facts

Ninebark Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red to deep red
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: small white clusters
Berries: edible blue
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, mild
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: patriot highbush blueberry, patriot northern highbush blueberry