Last year our blueberry bush died. We bought it over 10+ years ago from Thompson & Morgan when they had an offer of "free" blueberry plants if you pay for the postage & packing. When it arrived it was a twig in a 1-litre pot but we nurtured it and over the years it got potted on and eventually ended up in a pot about the size of a half-barrel. Photo from June 2015:
It produced a large amount of fruit despite the fact it was the only plant we had. A couple of years before the plant died I decided to take three cuttings. Only one has taken and is currently residing in a 5-litre pot. The cutting grew quite a lot last summer and is covered in buds so I am hoping that it might fruit this year. If memory serves the variety is called "Chandler".
A few weeks ago I did a quick search on-line and Thompson and Morgan were offering 2 "Duke" blueberries in 9 cm pots for the price of the postage and packing (£4.99) so we put in an order. We also found blueberries in Tesco for £2 each called "Patriot" so we bought two of those too:
All have been potted on and given a feed. I have no idea whether we will get any fruit this year but surely next year ???!
"Chandler" is the largest residing in the black pot.
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