Coville
Variety of Cultivated blueberry · Vaccinium corymbosum
Classic late large-fruited variety with a boldly tart flavour, named after the founder of blueberry breeding.
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1🇺🇸 USA 1949
Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmtartaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- (Jersey x Pioneer) x Stanley
- Breeder
- USDA
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 2 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, firm, light-blue berries with a pronounced aromatic-tart taste that sweetens at full ripeness.
Growth
Upright, very vigorous, spreading bush of 1.8-2.0 m.
Yield
High yield; late ripening over a long period.
Notes
Named after Frederick Coville; the non-dropping berries are well suited to baking and processing.
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