Blueberry Key Facts Chart
Variety | Group | District | Use | License required | Harvest |
Blue Dawn (Takahe) | Rabbiteye | All | Garden Centre & Commercial | Yes for commercial | Late Jan to mid March |
Blue Magic (Whitu) | Rabbiteye | All | Garden Centre & Commercial | Yes for commercial | Early Feb to late March |
Centra Blue | Rabbiteye | North island | Commercial | Yes | February to early April |
Centurion | Rabbiteye | Waikato North | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | Mid Feb to early April |
Dixie | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | Dec to late Jan |
Duke | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Commercial | No | Late Nov to early Jan |
Elliott | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | Mid Jan to mid Feb |
Island Blue | Southern Highbush | Waikato North | Garden Centre & Commercial | Yes | Oct to late Nov |
Jersey | Northern Highbush | Waikato North | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | Mid Dec to late Jan |
Marimba | Southern Highbush | Waikato North | Commercial | No | Late Nov to early Jan |
Maru | Rabbiteye | Waikato North | Commercial | Yes | late Feb to mid April |
Muffin | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Garden Centre | Yes for commercial | December and again in March |
Nui | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Commercial | Yes | Late Nov to early Jan |
O’Neal | Southern Highbush | Waikato North | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | Late Nov to early Jan |
Powderblue | Rabbiteye | All | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | late Jan to mid Mar |
Puru | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Commercial | Yes | Early Dec to early Jan |
Rahi | Rabbiteye | North Island | Commercial | Yes | Feb to late Mar |
Reka | Northern Highbush | Waikato South | Commercial | Yes | Late Nov to late Dec |
Summer Blue (JU83) | Southern Highbush | Waikato North | Garden Centre & Commercial | No | December and again in March |
Tasty Blue (Ono) | Rabbiteye | All | Garden Centre & Commercial | Yes for commercial | Late Jan to early March |