O'Neal Southern Highbush Blueberry |
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1 Gallon In StockOther Options: 
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Cannot ship to: AOL, California, Hawaii
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| Grows In | Zone 5B · -15° to -10° F through Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F |
| Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun |
| Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
| Resistent To | Insect, Disease, Mildew, Heat |
| Flower Color | White |
| Blooms | Spring Blooms, Early Spring Blooms, Fall Foliage, Summer Berries |
| Foliage Color | Blue Green, Burgundy, Orange |
| Average Height | 5' to 6', 4' to 5', 6' to 8' |
| Average Width | 4' to 6', 6' to 8' |
| Attracts | Wildlife, Visual Attention, Songbirds / Birds |
| Fragrances | None |
O'neal Blueberry is a moderate growing shrub and fruit bearing plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5B through 9B. It matures to an average height of 5 feet to 8 feet and an average width of 4 feet to 8 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in loam soil that is well drained. In the spring O'neal Blueberry produces white flowers. The foliage is blue green, burgundy and orange in color. It attracts wildlife, visual attention and songbirds / birds and is resistant to insects, diseases, mildew and heat.
O'neal Blueberry can be useful in the landscape in shrub borders, in landscape beds or islands or as a hedge and also in cottage gardens.
This is the fun part! There are lots of Blueberry varieties to choose from - each offering fruit with its own, truly unique attributes. Among these are: Size, Color, Flavor, Ripening Time, Required Chilling Hours, Companion Pollinators, and more. Why not plant an assortment of Early-Mid-Late season varieties, and extend your blueberry harvest season? With just a little homework, you can select the perfect blueberry varieties for your garden - click the link below to use the Blueberry Variety Information Sheet to help make your selections.
A 1987, North Carolina State University release, O'Neal Southern Highbush blueberry has a moderately vigorous, semi-upright, rounded, spreading growth habit. It is a very early season variety (ripens 2-3 weeks before early Rabbiteyes), with an extended ripening period that also makes it an ideal pollinator for other southern highbush varieties. O'Neal produces firm, medium size berries that are a medium-dark blue in color, and have a very sweet, distinctive berry flavor. O'Neal's limber branches, together with its firm texture and good stem scar, make it ideal for commercial plantings/mechanical harvests.
Chilling Hours Required: 'Click' here to see the 'Chill Hours' required for this and other blueberry varieties >>
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Arrived in good condition with dozens of berries on it. Highly recommended.
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