20-30cm 'Chandler' Blueberry Bush | 2L Pot
Possibly the largest blueberries going
This is a mid to late season blueberry plant with the largest berry of any available variety on the market today and possibly the biggest blueberry you’ve ever seen! This attractive plant produces large, sweet and juicy berries that are delicious fresh — a perfect complement to your breakfast. The Chandler will fruit over a period of 4-6 weeks, and is pretty vigorous, with a spreading habit of around 2m.
This blueberry will require some protection from the cold if you live in a part of the country where the winters are particularly cold.
The rise in the reputation of the blueberry as a superfood has also led to a great increase in popularity. The fruits are packed full of vitamin c and antioxidants and are much more palatable than some of the other superfood alternatives. Blueberries go great with cereal or as part of a smoothie and can make a great tasting jam too.
Variety Information
- Type: Northern Highbush
- Harvesting Period: May-August
- Estimated Time to Best Yields: 2 Years
- Uses: Eating Fresh, Jam-Making, Cooking
- Supplied As: 2L Pot
- Height on Arrival: 45cm (18 Inches)
- Planting Distance: 1-1.8m
- Eventual Height & Spread: 1.5m x 1.5m (5 x 5ft)
- Dig a hole that is twice the radius of the rootball.
- Before planting, drench your plant’s rootball.
- Place the pot in the planting hole, making sure that it sits no lower than an inch below the ground.
- Fill the planting hole with a mix of compost and garden soil, and add fertiliser and mycorrhizal fungi. Take care to not compress the soil.
- Once you are happy with your efforts, provide your plant with a good watering.
- Add mulch on top (whether bark and wood chippings, compost, manure, leaf-mould, and stones). Try to keep the mulch from touching the stem.
- Apply fertiliser, and replace decomposed mulch come spring.
- Hardiness: Blueberry plants derive from North America, which can have much colder winters than the UK. Therefore, mild winters are less likely to damage your blueberry plant.
- Position: In the UK, the greatest barrier to successful fruiting is a lack of sunlight, so planting in full sun is recommended. However, blueberries still tolerate light shade.
- Soil: Blueberry plants are suited to acidic soils below 5.5 pH, and anything above this will reduce the amount of nutrients they absorb. You can increase the acidity of your soil by watering with rainwater, and using pine needles and ericaceous compost as mulch. With chalky soils, you are better off planting in pots and filling them with ericaceous compost. It also is important that you avoid waterlogged soils, which will starve your blueberry plant of oxygen.
| Colour Test | Sand |
|---|---|
| Harvesting Period | Late Season Fruit Trees |
| Blueberry Type | Northern Highbush |
| Common Name | Blueberry |
| Harvest Month | May, June, July, August |
| Is Collection/Mix? | No |
| Needs Ericaceous Compost? | Yes |
| Species | Blueberry Plants, Soft Fruit Plants |
| Time To Cropping | 1 Year |
| Type | Blueberry |
| Uses | Fruiting Plants Suitable For Eating Fresh |
| Colour | Sand |
| Eventual Height | 1m-2m |
| Eventual Spread | 1m-2m |
| Annual Rate Of Growth | Fast Growing |
| Supplied As | 2L Pot |
| Supplied As | 2L-3L Pot |
| Type | Soft Fruit Plants |
| Shop By Category | Soft Fruit Plants |