BONUS blueberry
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🔵 Blueberry ‘Bonus’ (Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Bonus’)
Type: Highbush blueberry
Maturity: Mid-late
Hardiness: Zone 4 (sometimes tolerates protected Zone 3)
Size: 1.5–1.7 m high × 1.2 m wide
Habit: Upright, vigorous, and well-branched
🌿 Fruit
- Very large size (among the largest cultivars)
- Firm, sweet, tender, and flavorful flesh
- Good post-harvest storage
- Uniform light blue color
🍇 Production
- High and consistent yield (3–5 kg/mature plant)
- Self-fertile, but best harvest with cross-pollination (e.g., ‘Patriot’, ‘Blueray’)
- Staggered harvest, easy to pick by hand
🌱 Cultivation
Acidic (pH 4.5–5.5), rich, well-drained soil
- Full sun or light shade
- Organic mulch recommended (bark, pine needles)
- Regular watering without excess standing water
- Light pruning each spring to renew wood
💪 Advantages
✅ Giant, very tasty fruit
✅ Good firmness and storage life
✅ Excellent yield
⚠️ Things to watch out for
⚠️ Sensitive to poorly drained soil
⚠️ Hardy, but needs some protection in zone 3
Hardiness Zones
Light
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