Vaccinium, Highbush Blueberry 'Patriot'

Finishes early here in New Hampshire, I was able to pick em just about clean in the last week of June 2012. Large berries that are quite...Read More sweet, not the sweetest I've ever tried, but far from the most tart. Looking forward to my 'Patriot' bushes getting larger and producing even more fruit in the coming years.

'Patriot' is an excellent blueberry to plant in conjuction with 'Jersey for a slightly longer harvest.
Compared to 'Jersey' the 'P...Read Moreatriot' blueberry sets fruit and ripens a little earlier, the fruits are a little larger and more tart.
The 'Patriot' blueberry bush tends to be shorter and wider with more red and variable leaf colors in the autumn.

Univ of Maine selection is hardy to zone 4.

Patriot is better adapted to grow in clay soils than most blueberries, as it's resistant to phytopthera root rot. Also gets really large ...Read Moreberries here in western ny. Mine get to be as large as grapes.