Blueberry plant named ‘Alba’

Abstract

A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit at mid-season. The attractive firm light blue flattened-round berries exhibit a pleasant acid blueberry flavor. The plant commonly requires cross pollination, and displays a generally upright growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited.

1. A new and distinct Blueberry plant that possess the following combination of characteristics:
 (a) flowers and forms fruit at mid-season, 
 (b) displays a generally upright growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage, 
 (c) commonly requires cross pollination for good fruit set and quality, 
 (d) displays a low chilling requirement, and 
 (e) forms in abundance attractive firm light blue flattened-round berries that exhibit a pleasant acid blueberry flavor; 
 
     substantially as herein shown and described.