Blueberry plant named ‘Windsor’

Abstract

A new and distinct low-chill tetraploid highbush blueberry (Vaccinium) variety of complex hybrid ancestry, based largely on V. corymbosum with some genes of V. darrowi . Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features: 1. Produces a vigorous bush that is upright but somewhat spreading. 2. Has high resistance to cane canker ( Botryosphaeria corticis ) and medium resistance to stem blight ( B. dothidia ) and phytophthora root rot Phytophthora cinnamomi ). 3. Flowers and fruits well in areas of central and north Florida where the mean temperature of the coldest month is 60° F. or colder. 4. Ripens its fruit 60 days after flowering in north-central Florida (latitude 29.5). 5. Ripens 80% of its fruit between April 10 and May 5 in north-central Florida. 6. Produces berries that are very large, firm, dark-blue in color, have a large and sometimes humid picking scars, and a sweet, pleasant flavor. 7. Propagates readily from softwood cuttings.

I claim:  
     
       1. A new and distinct highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its vigorous, semi-upright bush, low chill requirements, and large, early-ripening fruit.