Austin Blueberry Plants
The berry size of the Austin Blueberry is large and ranges 20% larger than the "Brightwell" blueberry, that is often considered to rabbiteye blueberry cultivars as the best.The new shoots of the Austin blueberry are a bright aqua-green color and can grow rapidly during rainy seasons; the foliage is dense and a cluster often can contain 20 or more large berries.When harvesting the Austin Blueberry can be easily picked off the branches leaving no berry scar when detached. Many new plantings of the Austin blueberry have been made commercially, because the Austin ripens a week earlier than the standard "Brightwell" cultivar, thus bringing higher prices in fresh market stores.