Bergman
Variety of Cranberry · Vaccinium macrocarpon
Early-ripening USDA hybrid with deep-red berries and good colour.
5
4
1🇺🇸 USA 1961
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourtart
Profile
- Parentage
- Early Black x Searles
- Breeder
- USDA
- Fruit weight
- 1 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, deep-red berries with high pigment content.
Growth
USDA hybrid from the 1940s breeding program, named after H.F. Bergman.
Yield
Moderate yield, early ripening; frost-tolerant, reliable cultivar.
Notes
Combines the early ripening of Early Black with the fruit size of Searles.
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