Blueberry Varieties

Below is a table of the most widely known varieties of blueberries. At Gillingham Farms you will find only a few of these, however, the selection available at the farm presents an array of different tastes, size and texture. At Gillingham farms you will find: Earlyblue, Duke, Blueray, Bluecrop, and Berkley.

Many of the varieties presented below are new generations, however, Bluecrop is now the most widely planted blueberry cultivar within farming and gardening communities. Due to it's late harvesting nature, the Elliot cultivar is becoming more and more popular. The varieties are listed below with an explanation next to each variety denoting harvesting time frame and pros and cons of each variety.

Variety			Season			Pros & Cons
Chanticleer			Early			Earliness
Bluetta			Early			Earliness, soft fruit
Patriot			Early			Large size with small scar, excellent flavor, susceptible to spring frost
Spartan			Early			Large with excellent flavor, late bloom
Duke			Early			Large firm fruit, late bloom, low flavor
Bluejay			Mid			Machine harvests well, low yields
Blueray			Mid			Large firm fruit, very winter hardy
Sunrise			Mid			Improved Bluetta type. Disease susceptible
Sierra			Mid			High fruit quality
Rubel			Mid			Machine harvests well, small fruit
Bluecrop			Mid			High yields, firm fruit
Toro			Mid			High fruit quality
Bluegold			Mid			High yield, preserves well
Berkeley			Late			Large firm fruit
Jersey			Late			Machine harvests, very broadly adapted
Bonus			Late			Large fruit
Little Giant			Late			Small, firm fruit suitable for industry
Brigetta			Late			Productive, large fruit, stores well
Nelson			Late			High yield, large firm fruit
Friendship			Late			Winter hardiness, small softfruit
Chandler			Late			Large fruit
Legacy			Late			High fruit quality, stores well
Elliott			Late			High yields, firm fruit

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