Woodard Blueberry Bush (Vaccinium ashei ‘Woodard’)

Perfect for Southern gardens, the Woodard Blueberry Bush (Vaccinium ashei ‘Woodard’) is a medium-sized shrub that produces large, sweet, fabulous fruit! Woodard Blueberry is a Rabbiteye type Blueberry Bush, which ensures your shrub will provide you with sweeter berries that freeze well! Woodard is also one of the shortest of the Rabbiteyes, so you’ll have a much easier time harvesting your berries.

With berries as delicious as this sweet variety, you won’t want to miss a single one! It has an upright nature, rounded form and fiery fall color. It’s a far tougher shrub than many other varieties and low maintenance as well, so won’t require a lot of time and effort from you.

The delicate, bell-shaped blossoms that precede the berries are white and pink and fragrant little darlings. This spring display is such a welcome sight after the long winter’s rest, to both you and your bees! The berries ripen in late-spring to mid-summer and are large with a lovely, light blue shade.

Planting and Application:

Woodard Blueberry also has many ornamental features. Plant a few along your garage or outbuilding for a lovely and productive shrub border. Woodard will do well in containers, but likewise as hedges for privacy and in berry orchards alike. Cementing your food sustainability while providing dual-purpose beauty and edible landscaping versatility!

You will however want to plant more than one variety for cross-pollination which will give you optimal yields. So plant groupings or hedgerows of mixed Rabbiteye bushes for an extended harvest and a wide variety of juicy flavors! Birds love these shrubs for habitat, nesting and of course, the fruit! You may want to plant extras just so you have enough to share!

• Rabbiteye
• Early Season
• Very High-Quality Superfruit
• Splendid Light-Blue Fruit
• Great in Containers

Tips for Care:

Blueberry Bushes do best in full sun and well-drained soil on the acidic side. In the lower chill or dryer climates of the South, Woodard is adaptive and even tolerates a wider range of soil types and is tolerant of higher pH conditions (up to 6).

• Full Sun
• Well-Drained Acidic Soil & Mulch
• Average Moisture & Regular Fertility
• Prune When Dormant
• Only Requires 300 Chill Hours

With its array of exceptional qualities, it’s easy to see why gardeners are on the hunt for this special variety.