Top Hat Blueberry Plant
Description
Attractive ground cover and mouthwatering fruit, too! White, late-spring blooms set the scene for the mid to late summer crop of delicious 1/2" fruits. Fresh, sweet berries are delightful in desserts! Glossy blue-green leaves turn fiery red in autumn. Shrub grows 24" high and wide with a mounding habit. Hardy and carefree. Tolerates part shade.
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Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Fruit Color | Blue |
| Fruit Size | Medium - Large |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 3 - 8 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | July-august |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Firm |
| Years to Bear | 1 |
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
When your plant matures, it will be approximately 12 - 24" tall x 12 - 24" wide.
Recommended Spacing
We recommend spacing these plants 24" apart to ensure room for growth.
Zone Compatibility
This Variety's Zone Range
3 - 8
My Hardiness Zone
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You'll get fruit with only one plant!
Tools & Supplies
Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow blueberry plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
Shipping Information
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Customer Reviews
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6 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Dec 25, 2023
Anticipation!
Planted 5 blueberry plants in mid September 2023.. The plants arrived very healthy. Their fall leaf color was gorgeous. It's late December now and the leaves are just now falling off and the plants are going dormant. Looking forward to fresh blueberries in 2024.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 24, 2023
Love these bushes!
Planted 2 in containers 3 years ago and have had nothing but successful harvests for 2 years. Handfuls of daily berries. The only problem is the birds and squirrels. Netting has saved me! Love these bushes!!
Rated 4 out of 5
Jul 10, 2024
We received the blueberry plant about a 1.5 month later than promised, which was disappointing and knocked the stars down. Otherwise, the plant was delivered in good condition and is currently growing pretty well so far in the 1st year of planting.
Rated 3 out of 5
Jul 1, 2024
Top Hat Blueberry - a bit of a disappointment
Bought two Top Hat plants hoping cross pollination would increase my harvest. They arrived as sticks with a few leaves. I planted them in different containers on a sunny patio and added some acidifier to the soil, fertilized and watered. One bush leafed out and a few blooms appeared. I have a few small sized blueberries on that plant, though not nearly as large or as many as expected. Berries are too small to bother picking. The other bush leafed out, but never bloomed, so no berries at all. While I am happy that the bushes survived, I am disappointed in the performance. Will overwinter them in my garage, bring out next Spring and see what happens . I'm hoping that they perform better.
Rated 1 out of 5
Jan 22, 2024
Barbolt
I was excited to get plant..smaller than I expected. I planted it in 12" pot , have kept it in side enclosed porch til spring to get good root base...has stayed green but not put out one new leaf nor grown a speck !!! I will plant it and hope it ill grow but very disappointed....
Rated 1 out of 5
Sep 15, 2023
I planted in containers, watered according to instructions and they did not respond. Simply died
The two plants did not do well at all. They died in just a few weeks. I'm so disappointed.
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Planting in a greenhouse with limited space.
Saw it on Fit Farmer. Like that, it can be container-grown.
We live in Northern California's mountains with a difficult gardening climate. The Top Hat Blueberry is supposed to bloom in late spring, so I hope this will produce fruit for us here.
Could out get any other blueberries sent to Washington State. Horrible state.