What is the difference between wild and cultivated blueberries, highbush and lowbush blueberries?
The term wild and lowbush basically refer to the same plant. Traditionally the term lowbush was used by extension, researchers and educators. Wild was used by the trade and marketing sectors. Now, the term wild is being accepted and used by all sectors of the North American industry. These plants naturally occur in Eastern Canada and Maine, and are managed on a commercial basis. Some lowbush blueberries are planted for production and therefore the word wild would not be used. Cultivated blueberries and highbush refer to the same plant. These are a larger growing shrub than lowbush and produce a larger fruit. Cultivated bushes are planted in rows. Most of this fruit is sold fresh compared to wild blueberries which are mostly processed and sold frozen. These two products compete together on the wild market.
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