Liberty

A late-ripening highbush blueberry. <b>Origin:</b> from the cross Brigitta × Elliott made in Grand Junction, Mich., in 1991. Original seedling selected in Benton Harbor, Mich., in 1997. Tested as MSU 58. Released in 2003. USPP 15,146; 14 Sept. 2004. Berry: medium-large with small, dry picking scar; excellent powder-blue color; excellent flavor and firmness. Begins to ripen about 5 d before Elliott in Michigan. Fruit stores well. <b>Plant:</b> vigorous and upright with numerous, moderately branched canes and well-displayed fruit. Plants very winter hardy.