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Shrub · Ericaceae family

Highbush blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Full sun to part shade in a garden 1.5–2.5 m × 1.2–2 m Flowers May Harvest July–September to −29 °C
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SunFull sun to part shade
in a garden after 10 years1.5–2.5 m
in the wild up to 3.6 m
spacing 1.5 m
FlowersMay
PlantingMarch, October–November
PruningNovember–March
WinterNo winter protection

Where to plant and how much to water

Sun, soil and water.

It grows best in full sun to part shade, in average to moist soil.

Sun

Sun6 hours or more
Part shade3–6 hours
Shadeunder 3 h

Soil

acidic soil
acidicneutralalkaline
average to moistsandyloamyhumus-rich

Watering

Highbush blueberry — Watering
keep the soil evenly moistless when it rains

Frost

−29 °C
no winter protectionleafless in winter

How much space it takes

Mature size.

The mature plant next to a person (175 cm).

1 m2 m3 m1.8–3.6 mspread 1.8–3 m
1.8–3.6 m× spread 1.8–3 m

Plant 1.5 m apart.

Reaches maturity in about 10–20 years. The final size depends on the cultivar and the spot — we give the range from smallest to largest.

Calendar

Through the year.

Months for Central Europe. The line shows the current month.

The year at a glance

Flowers: JanuaryFlowers: FebruaryFlowers: MarchFlowers: AprilFlowers: MayFlowers: JuneFlowers: JulyFlowers: AugustFlowers: SeptemberFlowers: OctoberFlowers: NovemberFlowers: DecemberPlanting: JanuaryPlanting: FebruaryPlanting: MarchPlanting: AprilPlanting: MayPlanting: JunePlanting: JulyPlanting: AugustPlanting: SeptemberPlanting: OctoberPlanting: NovemberPlanting: DecemberFeeding: JanuaryFeeding: FebruaryFeeding: MarchFeeding: AprilFeeding: MayFeeding: JuneFeeding: JulyFeeding: AugustFeeding: SeptemberFeeding: OctoberFeeding: NovemberFeeding: DecemberPruning: JanuaryPruning: FebruaryPruning: MarchPruning: AprilPruning: MayPruning: JunePruning: JulyPruning: AugustPruning: SeptemberPruning: OctoberPruning: NovemberPruning: DecemberHarvest: JanuaryHarvest: FebruaryHarvest: MarchHarvest: AprilHarvest: MayHarvest: JuneHarvest: JulyHarvest: AugustHarvest: SeptemberHarvest: OctoberHarvest: NovemberHarvest: DecemberJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
FlowersPlantingFeedingPruningHarvest
Now, in October: a good time for planting (container plant).
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Flowers

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May · white or pink

Planting

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

container plant: March, October–November

Feeding

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May–June

Pruning

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

remove dead and damaged growth (November–March)

Harvest

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July–September

What to plant now (October) full list in October (244) →

Feeding

Nutrition.

Highbush blueberry — Feeding
Horn meal

up to 40 g/m² a year, if the soil needs it · May–June

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Most often lacking: iron → leaves yellow between green veins

Pruning

When and how to prune.

Months apply to Central Europe.

Highbush blueberry — Remove dead and damaged growth

Remove dead and damaged growth

NovDecJanFebMar
How to prunePrune moderately: dead, diseased and damaged wood, crossing and congested shoots, some of the oldest stems near the base.

Pests and diseases

Common problems and what to do.

The most common problems in Central Europe. Protection is listed from the gentlest option.

High riskMedium riskLow riskRisk for this plant according to the source · no label = no documented level
Mummy berry

Mummy berry

High riskdisease

What you will see

Fruit shrivel into 'mummies', fall and infect the buds in spring.

The source says: it is a major disease of blueberries.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • collect mummies
  2. By hand when presentremove mummies from the shrub and from under it
Mummy berrydiseaseHigh risk

What you will see

Fruit shrivel into 'mummies', fall and infect the buds in spring.

The source says: it is a major disease of blueberries.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • collect mummies
  2. By hand when presentremove mummies from the shrub and from under it

What you will see

Larvae in ripening fruit.

The source says: it can damage otherwise unblemished fruit.

When to look

Summer – autumn

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • pick fruit completely and promptly, remove overripe and fallen fruit
    • dispose of in closed containers for several days or bury at least 30 cm deep – ordinary compost is not enough
    • fit fine nets with a mesh under 0.98 mm (ideally 0.8 mm) before the fruit colours
  2. By hand from when the fruit coloursfine insect mesh over the crops, fitted before the flies arrive (at the latest when the fruit starts to colour)
  3. Biological summer – Novemberpheromone/bait traps, 2–3 together, on the shaded side of the shrub, at the edge of the plot; trap until the end of November
Spotted wing drosophilapest · summer – autumnMedium risk

What you will see

Larvae in ripening fruit.

The source says: it can damage otherwise unblemished fruit.

When to look

Summer – autumn

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • pick fruit completely and promptly, remove overripe and fallen fruit
    • dispose of in closed containers for several days or bury at least 30 cm deep – ordinary compost is not enough
    • fit fine nets with a mesh under 0.98 mm (ideally 0.8 mm) before the fruit colours
  2. By hand from when the fruit coloursfine insect mesh over the crops, fitted before the flies arrive (at the latest when the fruit starts to colour)
  3. Biological summer – Novemberpheromone/bait traps, 2–3 together, on the shaded side of the shrub, at the edge of the plot; trap until the end of November
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Vine weevil

Vine weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus
pest
More about this problem

What you will see

Mainly in containers; notched leaves, larvae eat the roots.

How to protect

  1. Chemical — only when nothing else helps as per the labelOnly if the damage is severe: a product authorised in your country against: vine weevil.
Vine weevilpest

What you will see

Mainly in containers; notched leaves, larvae eat the roots.

How to protect

  1. Chemical — only when nothing else helps as per the labelOnly if the damage is severe: a product authorised in your country against: vine weevil.
More about this problem
Chlorosis

Chlorosis

physiological disorder
More about this problem

What you will see

Leaf colour changes are often a sign of nutrient deficiency; blueberries need strongly acidic soil.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • grow only in strongly acidic soil
    • if the soil is unsuitable, use a large container or raised bed with a peat-free acidic (ericaceous) compost
    • do not use manure or mushroom compost – they raise the pH
  2. By hand all seasonwater with rainwater, not tap water (hard/alkaline water raises the pH)

ericaceous feed in early spring; in containers every 2–3 weeks from April to August; do not over-feed (spring; April to August)

Chlorosisphysiological disorder

What you will see

Leaf colour changes are often a sign of nutrient deficiency; blueberries need strongly acidic soil.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • grow only in strongly acidic soil
    • if the soil is unsuitable, use a large container or raised bed with a peat-free acidic (ericaceous) compost
    • do not use manure or mushroom compost – they raise the pH
  2. By hand all seasonwater with rainwater, not tap water (hard/alkaline water raises the pH)

ericaceous feed in early spring; in containers every 2–3 weeks from April to August; do not over-feed (spring; April to August)

More about this problem
Sources (6)

Frequently asked

Quick answers.

When does highbush blueberry flower?

In May; the flowers are white or pink.

When is highbush blueberry harvested?

In July–September.

Does highbush blueberry tolerate shade?

It tolerates part shade (3–6 hours of sun), but not full shade.

How much space does highbush blueberry need?

At maturity 1.8–3 m wide and 1.8–3.6 m tall; recommended spacing 1.5 m.

Spotted wing drosophila — what can you do?

pick fruit completely and promptly, remove overripe and fallen fruit fine insect mesh over the crops, fitted before the flies arrive (at the latest when the fruit starts to colour)

Sources (15) Checked 24 October 2026

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