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Vernon is an early season rabbiteye
blueberry, having favorable fruit attributes, large berry size, good
yields and excellent plant vigor. Plants of Vernon flower relatively
late (7 to 10 days after Climax in south Georgia), yet ripen early
(same time as Climax but before Premier). Berries of Vernon are large
in size and have excellent firmness, color, flavor and dry scars which
contribute to good shelf life. Vernon is recommended for trials where
rabbiteye blueberries are
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grown successfully as an early
ripening cultivar replacing Climax and/or Premier. The new cultivar
has an estimated chill hour requirement of 500 to 550 hours below
45 degrees F. It is recommended that Vernon be planted with other
rabbiteye blueberry cultivars with similar time of bloom, such as
Alapaha and Brightwell.The outstanding characteristics of Vernon are
late flowering with early ripening, and vigorous plants with high
yield of large fruit of excellent quality.
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Vernon was
developed by D. Scott NeSmith and is a joint release by
the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences and USDA/ARS. It is a protected
blueberry variety that can only be sold by individuals
licensed by the Georgia Seed Development Commission
(GSDC) under guidelines established in conjunction with
the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF)..
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