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Blueberry 'Pink Icing'

2-Gallon

Height: 3-4 feet tall.
Spread: 3-4 feet.
Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade.
Hardiness Zone: 5a.
Other Names: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Pink Icing'

Description:
A stunning ornamental blueberry variety known for its vibrant foliage and deliciously sweet berries. 'Pink Icing' features striking new growth in shades of pink, blue, and green, transitioning to a rich blue-green in summer and taking on iridescent turquoise hues in cooler months. This compact, cold-hardy shrub produces large, flavorful blueberries in mid-summer and is ideal for containers and landscape borders.

Edible Qualities:
Blueberry 'Pink Icing' produces medium to large berries with a sweet, classic blueberry flavor. The fruit ripens in mid-summer and is perfect for fresh eating and culinary use.

The fruit is most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Baking
- Smoothies
- Preserves
- Freezing

Features & Attributes:
Blueberry 'Pink Icing' is as ornamental as it is productive, with gorgeous pink-tinted foliage in spring that shifts to deep blue-green in summer and metallic turquoise in winter. It produces delicate white, bell-shaped flowers in spring, followed by a summer crop of plump, sweet berries.

This is a deciduous shrub with a compact, mounded growth habit. It is self-pollinating but benefits from being planted near another blueberry variety for increased yields.

Aside from its primary use as an edible, Blueberry 'Pink Icing' is suitable for the following landscape applications:
- Edible Hedges
- Container Growing
- Home Gardens

Planting & Growing:
Blueberry 'Pink Icing' will grow to be about 3-4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3-4 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1-2 feet from the ground. It grows at a medium rate and, under ideal conditions, can be expected to live for 30 years or more.

This shrub thrives in full sun to partial shade and well-drained, acidic soil. It requires consistent moisture, particularly during fruit development, and benefits from an annual layer of mulch to retain soil moisture and regulate temperature. Light pruning after fruiting helps maintain its shape and productivity.

Additional Characteristics:
- Mid-Season Ripening
- Self-Pollinating (Improved Yie