O'Neal only requires about 400-500 hours of chilling so it's a great choice for warmer climates. It is a very productive, early season so...Read Moreuthern highbush variety, which produces very tasty fruit. It is said that it is one of the best tasting southern highbush varieties (but I only have another Sunshine blueberry to compare it with).
The plant is both edible as well as decorative, and is a very attractive shrub. It's semi-deciduous; in mild winter areas it may or may not remain evergreen. Despite being in zone 9, mine lost its leaves last season, but the red branches still added some colour and interest to my backyard.
I've found this plant to be very rewarding. Despite having never grown blueberries before (and not having a ton of gardening experience), this plant has been very easy to grow. I haven't had any problems with pests or diseases either, (except for a few of my blueberries being stolen by the squirrels but they didn't catch on until the end of the season). It really only requires acidic soil high in organic matter, light, and constantly moist soil which I never have to worry about since I have clay.
O'Neal has an approximate chilling requirement of 400-500 hours for the flowers, and slightly more for leaves. The bulk of the crop ripe...Read Morens later than Star. O'Neal blooms over an extended period of time, starting very early in the spring. Productive with large, medium-blue fruit. Released by North Carolina in 1987.
O'Neal only requires about 400-500 hours of chilling so it's a great choice for warmer climates. It is a very productive, early season so...Read More
O'Neal has an approximate chilling requirement of 400-500 hours for the flowers, and slightly more for leaves. The bulk of the crop ripe...Read More