Pruning of blueberrys....still confused

susananwms · May 2018

Have got a small blueberry bush, grew leaves last year and has grown little flowers this year (thought these were where the blueberries were gonna be.....duh!) Realise now this maybe where they grow next year. So, when do I prune back and what branches do I prune back? If it is early next year and only the branches that have no flowers need pruning how will I know which ones have flowered? Should I identify them now by tying string or something?

Dovefromabove · May 2018

Pruning info for blueberries here https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=85

but if yours are young they probably don't need any pruning yet.

If yours flowered but isn't showing signs of fruit forming behind the flowers then it may be that yours is a variety that needs another variety of blueberry to grow nearby to pollinate it.
Mine flowered over the past couple of weeks and already have fat little fruit forming.

susananwms · May 2018

Dove thank you for that link. It is really helpful, have saved it so that I can keep going back until I know more about what I am doing. Not sure what type of blueberry this one is that I have so will just have to wait and see what happens

Dovefromabove · May 2018

My daughter Wonky Womble bought a blueberry but it wasn't labelled as to whether it needed a pollinator or not ... to be on the safe side when I was buying some bushes for us I bought her a blueberry 'Patriot' variety which is supposed to be a good pollinator for most blueberries ... she now has little berries forming (I mean, her blueberry bushes do oops

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Pruning of blueberrys....still confused

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