Common Blueberry vs Kent Strawberry - TreeTime.ca

Common Blueberry vs Kent Strawberry

Fragaria ananassa Kent

Vaccinium myrtilloides

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Kent Strawberry
Common Blueberry

Kent Strawberry is a favourite of urban gardeners and commercial growers. This June Bearing (Short Day) strawberry grows well on the prairies and produces high yields of bright red fruit that bursts with flavour. Great for fresh eating or try them in your next batch of jam or baking.

One of the most cold hardy strawberries!

Common Blueberry is an August maturing berry that is wonderfully flavorful and contain more antioxidants by volume than the highbush varieties.
They'll give your baked goods a wonderful pop of flavor.

It isn't as large, pretty, or high yielding as the other varieties we carry. But Common Blueberry is one of the only blueberries that will survive in plant hardiness zones 1A to 2B.

Note: Blueberries require very specific soil conditions. They need well-drained soil with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0.

Kent Strawberry Quick Facts

Common Blueberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.2 m (0.5 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: yellow, orange, and red
Flowers: white
Berries: cherry red
Berries: blue
Firmness: firm
Firmness: medium
Flavor: tart
Harvest: June
Harvest: late summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: canadian blueberry, sourtop blueberry, velvetleaf blueberry, velvetleaf huckleberry