Vaccinium corymbosum 'Arlen' ~ Arlen Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Arlen' ~ Arlen BlueberryArlen Blueberry is a new semi evergreen shrub with an upright mounded habit and high yield of med to large light blue berries that ripen in late summer. These berries are highly sweet with light acidity. The deep green elliptical foliage turns crimson in fall. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well drained soils. Arlen can self pollinate, though another pollinator would increase yields, and has improved resistance to stem blight and

Arlen Blueberry is a new semi-evergreen shrub with an upright mounded habit and high yield of med to large light blue berries that ripen in late summer.  These berries are highly sweet with light acidity. The deep green elliptical foliage turns crimson in fall.  Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils.  Arlen can self-pollinate, though another pollinator would increase yields, and has improved resistance to stem blight and anthracnose fruit rot. Needs around 600 chill hours.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and mulch.  Prune as needed in late winter. Chlorosis may occur in high PH soils.  Blight, rot, anthracnose, canker, and mildew are occasional problems. Blueberry maggot, fruit worms, and spotted wing drosophila can damage the fruit.  Mummy berry is a fungal disease that shrivels and dries the fruit- remove effected fruit immediately if spotted.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Hydrangea, California Lilac, Thyme

IMAGE:  anonym, Vaccinium corymbosum(01), CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.