IFAS Extension
Evergreen Production System for Southern Highbush Blueberries in Florida
Douglas Phillips, Jeffrey Williamson, andPatricio Munoz
Agriculture
Abstract
In central and south-central Florida, many southern highbush blueberries are grown in an evergreen system, where the plants do not go dormant, and are managed to retain their leaves from the previous year through harvest the following spring in order to support early flowering and fruit set. The evergreen system has also been used under tunnels in north-central Florida. This publication provides an overview of the evergreen production system for SHB in Florida.
About this Publication
This document is HS1362, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2020. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Phillips, D., Williamson, J. G., & Munoz, P. R. (2020). Evergreen Production System for Southern Highbush Blueberries in Florida. EDIS, 2020(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1362-2020
Authors
Douglas Phillips
staff
University of Florida
Extension specialist, blueberry Extension coordinator, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Jeffrey Williamson
Specialist
University of Florida
professor (retired), UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences
Patricio Munoz
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor of blueberry breeding and genomics, and Horticulture Crop Breeding Endowed Chair, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL
Publication #HS1362
