Duke blueberry
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| Vaccinium corymbosum 'Duke' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Vaccinium corymbosum |
| Cultivar | 'Duke' |
| Breeder | USDA |
| Origin | Beltsville, Maryland |
The Duke blueberry, also known as Vaccinium 'Duke', is a cultivar of northern highbush blueberry released in 1987. It is a tetraploid cultivar,[1] derived mostly from Vaccinium corymbosum with a 4 percent contribution of Vaccinium angustifolium.[2] Its parentage includes the cultivars 'Ivanhoe' and 'Earliblue'[3]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
