Another blueberry - thru the year

Someone on another thread expressed a wish to see a blueberry in leaf, with flowers and fruit and with fall color. This tree is nowhere near as nice as Jay's, but . . . .

1. This spring.



2. This summer.



3. This morning.



I thought I'd shown this tree earlier this year, but couldn't find it.

How do you find these in pot culture? Difficult or easy? The berries are in such good proportion, and good fall color, seems like a winning combo.

Like most acid loving plants they like a bit of room for their roots, so I tend to overpot. Otherwise fine. Biggest problem with blueberry is arrow-straight branches that do NOT bend when t6hey get woody. So wire early.

Would this plant be better with a clip and grow routine? I have some I could collect, but don't know if they'd be worth the trouble. The wild cherries, certainly have not been worth it.

I think wiring when still green would be better. The new growth is just too straight; the clipped branches would look awkward.

Thank you, will give one a shot next season.

Thanks for the Images.

I have a 2 Blueberries growing in the garden. I certainly have to try a Blueberry Bonsai after seeing yours. I really like it and thanks for the tips.

I'll try a local garden center in the Spring and see if I can find one with green wood.

Thanks for the Images.

I have a 2 Blueberries growing in the garden. I certainly have to try a Blueberry Bonsai after seeing yours. I really like it and thanks for the tips.

I'll try a local garden center in the Spring and see if I can find one with green wood.

You'll probably have to cut a nursery plant WAY back and more or less start from scratch.

Or, you could do as I did, and be a little slow in stopping your lawn tractor when mowing around the established blueberry patch. Wife (who dotes on blueberries) was NOT amused.

When planting a new blueberry in the ground, be sure to put it in an old birdcage or build a little fence around it. The rabbits will eat it alive. My older bushes are naked about 18 inches down.
Iris

Thanks Jim, I had forgotten how nice they look in the different seasons!

A few days later . . .

Wow! Mine rarely get such nice color.

In order to get good fall color, aside from genetics, the tree should be in full sun and exposed to a significant drop in temperature at night. You probably won't succeed in Florida except with special cultivars bred for highly colored foliage.
Bonsai are frustrating. I usually can't get good fall color on my trident and American red maple. However, my daphne spirea (S. japonica 'Alpina,') is gorgeous red-purple.
Iris.