Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Toro’
$64.99
Vaccinium corymbosum Toro is an upright northern highbush blueberry with large, firm blue fruit, a concentrated midseason harvest, pink-to-white spring flowers, and red-yellow fall foliage.
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Description
Large, firm blueberries ripen in a concentrated midseason crop on the vigorous, upright canes of Vaccinium corymbosum Toro. Pink buds open to white spring flowers, followed by blue fruit with good flavor for fresh eating, desserts, and processing. A second highbush cultivar that blooms at the same time improves fruit set and berry size.
Plant this deciduous shrub in full sun or partial shade, in moist but well-drained, organically rich acidic soil. Its upright, bushy growth fits edible hedges, mixed borders, and large patio containers, while red and yellow fall foliage extends the display after harvest. Maintain an organic mulch, water consistently through bloom and harvest, and prune older, weak, or crowded canes during dormancy.
Additional information
| Height | 125 cm – 150 cm |
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| Spread | 150 cm – 175 cm |
| Flowering months | May, April, March |
| Synonyms | Vaccinium corymbosum 'Toro' |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Propagation | Propagate from softwood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings in early summer. |
| Pests | Watch for spotted wing drosophila, vine weevil, and birds feeding on ripening fruit. |
| Diseases | Watch for mummy berry, powdery mildew, stem blight, root rot, anthracnose, cane cankers, and botrytis. |
| Pruning | Prune in late winter after the third year, removing low, weak, damaged, crowded, and older unproductive canes. |
| Hazardous | unknown |
| Variegated | unknown |
| Watering instructions | Keep acidic soil evenly moist but well drained. |
| Sunlight instructions | Grow in full sun for best crops; partial shade is acceptable. |
| Color flower spring | White, Pink |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Habit | Bushy |
| Moisture | Moist but Well Drained |
| Ph | Acid |
| Position | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Oval, Upright |
| Suggest planting location | Patio and container use, Hedges and screening plants, Edible fruit plants, Cottage and informal gardens |
| Type | Fruit |
| Use for | Hedge, Pollinator-Friendly, Edible |
| Cultivation | |
| Soil | Loam, Sand |
| Harvest in | 7 |
| Local names | Toro Highbush Blueberry, Toro Blueberry, Highbush Blueberry |
| Blomidon Item No | VACCOT0005G |
| Usps | Large, firm blue berries ripen together in compact clusters., Upright growth suits edible hedges, borders, and large containers. |