Ozarkblue

Patented southern highbush variety released in 1996 by the Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Selected from the cross G-144 × FL64-76; tested as A-109. Believed to be about 81 % Vaccinium corymbosum, 13% V. darrowi, and 6% V. ashei. USPP 10,035. <b>Fruit:</b> large; light blue; scar, firmness, and flavor good; ripens 10 days later than Bluecrop and 10 days earlier than Tifblue at Clarksville, Ark. Spring budbreak later than most rabbiteye and southern highbush cultivars at Clarksville. <b>Plant:</b> vigorous; semi-upright; consistent high yields.