Blue Crop Blueberry vs Cornelian Cherry Dogwood - TreeTime.ca

Blue Crop Blueberry vs Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

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Blue Crop Blueberry
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Blue Crop Blueberry is a high yielding, commercial highbush blueberry variety that is widely planted. If you're lucky enough to live in a suitable climate zone, Blue Crop Blueberry is a great choice. Its very large berries taste amazing. They are very firm and store well.

While this variety is self-pollinating, we recommend pairing Blue Crop Blueberry with another Blueberry to increase the berry production of both varieties.

You must prune Blue Crop Blueberry to maintain its health and productivity.

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

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is an ornamental plant with a variety of uses as it can be grown as a shrub, small tree, hedge, or privacy screen. The bright yellow flowers grow in clusters and bloom in late winter to early spring, providing an early food source for pollinators. They are visually striking as the flowers bloom before the leaves appear and last for several weeks.

Red, cherry-like fruits are produced in midsummer. They are edible but are better suited for preserves and syrups as the taste is fairly sour and astringent, similar to that of sour cherries and cranberries.

The Cornelian Cherry Dogwood was the winner of the Gold Medal Award from The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society as well as the Cary Award for having superior landscape appeal and for being winter hardy and pest resistant.

Blue Crop Blueberry Quick Facts

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: orange-red
Berries: big clusters of large, light blue berries
Berries: red
Fruit size: very large
Firmness: very firm
Flavor: slightly tart, excellent
Flavor: sour
Harvest: mid summer
Flowers: yellow
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium




Other Names: cornelia cherry, cornelia cherry dogwood, cornelian cherry, cornelian cherry dogwood, european cornel