Berries & kiwi · 2027 season
Northland Blueberry Bush (1 gal)
Vaccinium corymbosum
Better with a partnerVery cold-hardy, compact blueberry with sweet, wild-tasting berries.
- #1 container
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
Northland is one of the hardiest highbush blueberries, a compact, spreading bush that stays around 3–4 feet tall.
The berries are medium-sized and sweet, with a flavor closer to wild blueberries. It bears young and heavily, and it works well in containers.
Plant it with another variety, like Duke or Blueray, for bigger crops.
Northland was released by Michigan State University in 1967. It has wild lowbush blueberry in its background, which gives it its hardiness, low habit and flavor.
How it tastes
Sweet and mild, with a wild-blueberry flavor. Medium-sized berries.
At a glance
- You get
- #1 container
- Hardiness zones
- USDA 3–7 (Salem County is 7)
- Blooms
- Early to mid season
- Ripens
- Late June to early July
- Starts bearing
- Often a small crop the first or second year
- Mature size
- About 3–4 ft, compact and spreading
- Pollination
- Better with a partner
- Botanical name
- Vaccinium corymbosum
- Price
- $13 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
The fruit
- Looks
- Medium, firm, dark blue
- Flavor
- Sweet, wild-blueberry taste
- Best for
- Fresh, Baking, Jam, 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.
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Growing tips
Watch for: Heavy crops can mean smaller berries; prune out old canes each winter
- 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.
