Blueberry plant named ‘Lucero’
AssigneeRoyal Berries S.L.
InventorsAntonio Abad Álamo, José Ulf Hayler López, Paul M. Lyrene
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Abstract
A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season. The attractive light blue substantially round berries are formed in compact clusters and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor. The berries are well amenable to mechanical harvest. The plant is self-fertile, and the growth habit is generally upright. Attractive evergreen foliage is displayed. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited.
Claims1
A new and distinct Blueberry plant that possess the following combination of characteristics:
- (a) flowers at mid-season and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season,
- (b) displays a generally upright growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage,
- (c) is self-fertile,
- (d) displays a low chilling requirement, and
- (e) forms in abundance attractive light blue substantially round berries having an extended post-harvest shelf life in compact clusters that are well suited for mechanical harvest and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor;
- substantially as herein shown and described.
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