Vaccinium hybrid 'Chippewa'
Fruit Ripens Midsummer | Cold Hardy to Zone 3
- Genus: Vaccinium
- Species: hybrid
- Variety: 'Chippewa'
- Item Form: 1-Quart
- Zone: 3 - 8
- Bloom Start To End: Late Spring - Mid Summer
- Habit: Upright
- Plant Height: 4 ft
- Plant Width: 4 ft
- Additional Characteristics: Bird Lovers, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants
- Bloom Color: White
- Foliage Color: Medium Green
- Harvest Season: Mid Summer
- Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
- Resistance: Cold Hardy
- Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy, Sandy
- Uses: Beds, Border, Containers, Fall Color, Hedge
- Restrictions:
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This half-high blueberry cultivar is valued not only for fruit production but also for ornamental purposes. 'Chippewa' is a compact, upright shrub that grows up to 4 feet tall and wide. A mid-season variety, it blooms in small bell-shaped white flowers in late spring, followed by clusters of sweet, juicy, medium-sized blueberries that ripen midsummer.
Throughout summer, this deciduous shrub maintains elliptic medium green leaves that turn attractive shades of red, purple, and yellow-orange in fall. The plant is very cold hardy, to Zone 3, and low maintenance; but the shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. The bush attracts birds and butterflies.
Blueberries are self-pollinating but planting two or more varieties with similar bloom times encourages cross-pollination, producing larger yields of larger berries. Planting early, mid-season, and late-fruiting varieties extends the blueberry season from early June to the end of the summer.
Uses: Beds, Borders, Hedges, Screens, Containers, Small Gardens, Fruit