Elliott

Crop
Blueberry
Cultivar
Elliott

Orig. in Beltsville, Md., by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1973. Burlington × US 1 [Dixi × (Jersey × Pioneer)]; cross made in 1947 by George M. Darrow; selected by Arthur Elliott of Otter Lake, Mich., in 1948 for testing as E-70. Cluster: loose. Berry: size medium; skin light blue; flesh firm, flavor good, mild; ripens late, 7-10 days after Lateblue (extending season); can be machine-harvested in one or two pickings. <b>Bush:</b> vigorous; upright; productive; hardy; shows moderate resistance to Monilina vaccinii-corymbosi.