highbush blueberry
noun
: a variable moisture-loving North American shrub (Vaccinium corymbosum) that is the source of most cultivated blueberries
also
: its fruit
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Highbush Blueberry For an edible option, few shrubs compare to the highbush blueberry, which doubles as an ornamental and fruit-producing plant.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
The third type of plant is northern highbush blueberries (V. corymbosum), which works well in the upper and middle South.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
But commercial growers around the world are increasingly planting highbush blueberries year-round, crowding the market.
—Kate Olson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
So began the great blueberry boom: By the 1960s, highbush blueberries were grown in 13 states.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
Shrubs planted included speckled alder, service berry, sweet pepperbush, elderberry, highbush blueberry, and bayberry, and varieties of holly, dogwood, and choke cherry among others.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021
Southern highbush blueberry varieties, such as Cooper, Gulfcrest, Blue Ridge and Cape Fear, may also be planted.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
But one highbush blueberry can only successfully cross with a small handful of other blueberry species.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2020
In the 1850s, Thoreau charted when Walden Pond’s highbush blueberry first flowered.
—Washington Post, 19 June 2018
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
The third type of plant is northern highbush blueberries (V. corymbosum), which works well in the upper and middle South.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
But commercial growers around the world are increasingly planting highbush blueberries year-round, crowding the market.
—Kate Olson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
So began the great blueberry boom: By the 1960s, highbush blueberries were grown in 13 states.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
Shrubs planted included speckled alder, service berry, sweet pepperbush, elderberry, highbush blueberry, and bayberry, and varieties of holly, dogwood, and choke cherry among others.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021
Southern highbush blueberry varieties, such as Cooper, Gulfcrest, Blue Ridge and Cape Fear, may also be planted.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
But one highbush blueberry can only successfully cross with a small handful of other blueberry species.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2020
In the 1850s, Thoreau charted when Walden Pond’s highbush blueberry first flowered.
—Washington Post, 19 June 2018
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