Blueberry Varieties

Early season cultivars:

• ‘Chanticleer’ – low concentration of aromatic volatiles
• ‘Weymouth’ – high concentrations of aromatic volatiles
• ‘Hannah’s Choice’ – large fruit, firm, low level of titratable acidity, low concentration of aromatic volatiles, high overall eating quality
• ‘Duke’ – high concentrations of aromatic volatiles

Mid season cultivars:

• ‘Bluecrop’ – low concentration of aromatic volatiles
• ‘Coville’ – high overall eating quality
• ‘Berkeley’ – high concentrations of aromatic volatiles
• ‘Bluegold’ – large fruit, high level of soluble solids

Late season cultivars:

• ‘Elliott’ (highbush) – high level of titratable acidity, low concentration of aromatic volatiles
• ‘Lateblue’ (highbush) – high level of titratable acidity, low level of soluble solids, low concentration of aromatic volatiles
• ‘Coastal’ (rabbiteye) – small, not very firm, low level of titratable acidity
• ‘Montgomery’ (rabbiteye)  small, low concentration of aromatic volatiles

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Source

The Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension

ORGANOLEPTIC ANALYSIS OF BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS
James Polashock¹, Robert Saftner² and Mark Ehlenfeldt^1
1USDA-ARS Fruit Lab, 125 A Lake Oswego Rd., Chatsworth, NJ 08019
²USDA-ARS Produce Quality and Safety Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705