Berries & kiwi · 2027 season
Patriot Blueberry Bush (3 gal)
Vaccinium corymbosum
Better with a partnerA larger 3-gallon plant of the same sweet, full-flavored Patriot, closer to bearing.
- #3 container
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
The same Patriot blueberry in a larger 3-gallon pot, so it's a bigger plant that will bear sooner.
Patriot has large, firm, sweet berries, is very cold-hardy, and handles heavier soils better than most blueberries.
Plant with another variety like Duke or Chippewa for bigger crops.
Patriot was released in 1976 by the University of Maine and the USDA. It has orange-red fall color and grows well in containers. Space highbush blueberries about 4–5 feet apart.
How it tastes
Sweet and full-flavored, with large, firm berries. One of the best-tasting highbush blueberries.
At a glance
- You get
- #3 container
- Hardiness zones
- USDA 3–7 (Salem County is 7)
- Blooms
- Mid season
- Ripens
- Late June to early July
- Starts bearing
- Often a small crop the first or second year
- Mature size
- About 3–5 ft
- Pollination
- Better with a partner
- Botanical name
- Vaccinium corymbosum
- Price
- $27 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
The fruit
- Looks
- Large, firm
- Flavor
- Excellent: sweet and full-flavored
- Best for
- Fresh, Baking, Freezing
- Keeps
- About 1–2 weeks in the fridge
Pollination
Partly self-fertile. Planting two or more different blueberry varieties near each other gives noticeably bigger crops and berries.
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Growing tips
Watch for: More resistant to Phytophthora root rot than most highbush blueberries, which is why it tolerates wetter soil
- Blueberries need acidic soil (pH 4.5–5.5). Much of South Jersey is naturally acidic, which is why blueberries do so well here. Test your soil if you're not sure.
- Blueberries are the exception to our native-soil rule: mix peat moss or pine bark into the planting area, and mulch with pine needles or wood chips.
- Plant two or more varieties for bigger crops.
- Keep the soil evenly moist. Blueberry roots are shallow.
- Remove the flowers for the first year so the plant puts its energy into roots.
New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.
Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.
