Rabbit eye tall - Rabbiteye

These varieties are best suited to warmer climates with mild winters and hot summers. They are known for their resistance to heat and drought. They are the only pollinators of the popular Pink Lemonade variety.
Name: Blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum, syn. Vaccinium ashei)
 Origin: Southeastern United States. It got its name because the unripe fruits are pink in color, resembling the eye of an albino rabbit.
Characteristic features
Growth: Very vigorous and vigorous shrubs that can grow up to 2-4 meters in height. They are the most tolerant of heat and drought.
 Fruits: Medium-sized, with a firmer skin and sometimes a slightly grainy texture. They are very sweet, but with a different flavor nuance than Highbush types. They ripen later in the season.
Cold requirements: Very low, similar to southern varieties (100-550 hours).
 Pollination: They are strictly cross-pollinated. For a harvest, it is absolutely necessary to plant at least two different varieties of this type.
Frost resistance: Low, maximum -15°C. For cultivation in temperate zones, wintering in a protected location is necessary, for example in an unheated greenhouse/plastic tunnel.