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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mdjlucan on March 20, 2024, 13:43

Title: Blueberry bush
Post by: mdjlucan on March 20, 2024, 13:43

I’ve got a blueberry bush, which is about a year hold now. I’ve noticed that I’ve got a thick branch coming out from the bottom of it it’s straight stem and it’s taller than the bush

Title: Re: Blueberry bush
Post by: Nobbie on March 20, 2024, 18:07

Yes, they do that. I’d just leave it.

Title: Re: Blueberry bush
Post by: Snow on March 21, 2024, 10:26

It'll be a fruiting stem in later  years. Typically you can get a fruiting stem to be productive for about 6 years with decent pruning , then it's usually best to chop the whole stem off as it tends to get a bit twiggy and unproductive.  Blueberries can be really productive for 50 years with proper pruning. It should put out at least one or two new stems each year