Misty Blueberry

Botanical Name: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Misty'
Common Names: Misty Blueberry, Low-Chill Highbush Blueberry

Misty is one of the most productive southern highbush blueberry varieties available, prized for its heavy crops of large, sweet, sky-blue berries. It thrives in warm climates and flowers profusely in late winter to early spring, making it a top choice for growers seeking an early-season harvest in low-chill areas.

Features:

Ideal prune height range: 1.5-1.8m

pH growing conditions: 4.5 to 5.5

Shade or full sun: Full sun to afternoon shade in extreme summer heat

Minimum pot year 5: 45-60L pot

Time to fruit age: 1-2 years

Misty forms an attractive, upright shrub with bright green, semi-evergreen foliage and an abundance of showy pink-tinted white flowers. The fruit sets heavily in tight clusters, producing medium-to-large berries with a crisp texture and excellent dessert quality. Its shallow root system demands acidic, highly organic soil with superior drainage to stay healthy and productive.

Interesting Notes:
Misty requires very low chilling (around 150-300 hours), allowing it to flower and fruit reliably in warm-winter regions where standard blueberries fail to set fruit.

It is such a heavy bloomer that young plants often benefit from flower thinning to prevent over-cropping and encourage strong vegetative growth.

Keywords: Misty blueberry, low chill blueberry, southern highbush blueberry, early harvest berry, warm climate fruit tree