Berries & kiwi · 2027 season
Blueray Blueberry Bush
Vaccinium corymbosum
Better with a partnerLarge, sweet-tart berries in midseason. Bred here in New Jersey.
- #1 container
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
Blueray is a midseason highbush blueberry with large, light blue berries and a sweet, slightly tangy flavor.
It's a heavy, dependable producer, and its flowers and red fall leaves make it a good-looking bush in the yard too.
Pair it with an early variety like Duke and a later one like Chippewa to pick blueberries for weeks.
Blueray was released in 1955 by the USDA and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, so like Duke it was bred right here in New Jersey.
How it tastes
Sweet with a pleasant tang. One of the better-flavored highbush blueberries.
At a glance
- You get
- #1 container
- Hardiness zones
- USDA 4–8 (Salem County is 7)
- Blooms
- Mid season
- Ripens
- Early to mid July
- Starts bearing
- A small crop the second year, more each year after
- Mature size
- About 5–6 ft, upright
- Pollination
- Better with a partner
- Botanical name
- Vaccinium corymbosum
- Price
- $13 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
The fruit
- Looks
- Large, light blue, firm
- Flavor
- Sweet-tart, aromatic
- Best for
- Fresh, Baking, Freezing
- Keeps
- About 1–2 weeks in the fridge
Pollination
Partly self-fertile. Planting two or more different blueberry varieties near each other gives noticeably bigger crops and berries.
Good partners from our list
Growing tips
Watch for: Very productive, so prune out old canes each winter to keep the berries large; mummy berry in wet springs
- Blueberries need acidic soil (pH 4.5–5.5). Much of South Jersey is naturally acidic, which is why blueberries do so well here. Test your soil if you're not sure.
- Blueberries are the exception to our native-soil rule: mix peat moss or pine bark into the planting area, and mulch with pine needles or wood chips.
- Plant two or more varieties for bigger crops.
- Keep the soil evenly moist. Blueberry roots are shallow.
- Remove the flowers for the first year so the plant puts its energy into roots.
New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.
Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.
