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Blueberries by David Moad Rivers of Yarrambat Garden Centre

encourage suckering of new shoots that in turn will
produce more fruit next season.

There are many varieties of blueberries to select
from tall deciduous bushes growing up to 2 metres
to low evergreen varieties that may only grow to 1
metre.

Try planting two or more varieties with different
fruiting habits, so you can enjoy fresh blueberries
from the garden throughout spring and summer.
Like all the sweeter crops in our edible garden, the
berries are tempting for all the family to graze on
fresh from the bush.

Plant two or more varieties with different

fruiting habits, so you can enjoy fresh

blueberries from the garden throughout

spring and summer.

A fantastic new blueberry that has caught our
attention is Blueberry Burst. This Australian bred
variety has extremely large fruit, high yield and is
early fruiting. The fruit is up to 3 times larger than
the traditional blueberry (the size of a dollar coin!)
and fruits for 3-4 months. This fantastic new dwarf
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