Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Blueberries
On 13/06/2013 21:12, David in Normandy wrote:
On 13/06/2013 21:36, David Hill wrote: On 13/06/2013 19:46, David in Normandy wrote: Anyone have success growing blueberries? I must be doing something wrong. Planted a bush 7 years ago "Bluecrop" and after 7 years I have a very healthy 10 feet tall bushy tree that has never had a single fruit on it! Every spring it has lots of catkins, but that's all. Any suggestions on what is wrong or should I just take the chainsaw to it and convert it into firewood? Are you sure it's not a Willow of some sort? Positive. The leaves and catkins are identical to those that show up on a google image search for "blueberry catkins". Sorry to still disagree with you, I think you were sold a pup. I have checked the are three main types of blueberries — low-bush, high-bush and rabbit-eye — all with fairly specific growing requirements. But thanks to the work of hybridizers, new crosses are much more forgiving. but none have catkins. http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/...production.htm explains about the male and female parts of the blueberry flower. I agree that if you google Blueberry catkins it does show pictures, but no explanation, and these 2 letters as part of a chain go with my idea of it being a willow. Strange flowers on blueberry « Reply #5 on: May 01, 2013, 08:33:28 »Blueberries don't produce catkins..but...in past I've had tree seeds settle amongst my shrubs and those were very blueberry like when they started to grow. I suspect it is some type of willow as I've seen the seeds 'fly' in big clouds in wind during spring. Only way for them to stop their 'fly' is to get court in undergrowth.. usually in the base of shrubs. The new growth from these seed look very much like new growth on blueberries...straight whippy growt...and the leaves are not that different neither, maybe just slightly bigger. It is very easy to miss them and knowing how fast willow grow..two year old 'seedling' start to be almost same size with the blueberry bush. Really irritating thing is...they are bugger to get rid of You know if you have willow growing among your bush by cutting the odd one down and if it soon sprout with good amount new growth..that it! Blueberries are much slower to produce new growth. Logged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- squeezyjohn Quarter Acre Posts: 59 Strange flowers on blueberry « Reply #6 on: May 01, 2013, 09:37:21 »Well - it's a bizarre coincidence that 2 bushes had the same problem .... but you were right. After being sure that the 2 things were coming from the same plant - I had a rootle around to loosen the soil and gave a pull on the rogue element. It had a separate root system so was obviously a different plant. How bizarre for 2 of the 3 bushes have that happen in one year! And by a plant that has such similar stems & leaves. Thanks for the advice Logged David @ the damp and now wind free side of Swansea Bay |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Blueberries in a pot | Gardening | |||
Blueberries in Containers | United Kingdom | |||
as long as we're talking about blueberries... | North Carolina | |||
organic acid for blueberries | Gardening | |||
How do I grow raspberries and blueberries? | Edible Gardening |