Our Berries

BerryCo holds the intellectual property rights to a range of blueberry varieties from Mountain Blue Orchards, a world-renowned, and long-established breeding and growing enterprise.

Selected for their suitability to warmer climates, these varieties are second-to-none when it comes to flavour, early market timing, firmness, crispness, evergreen foliage and vigorous growth.

The sweet and juicy taste profile is loved by consumers and keeps them coming back for more.

As well as a delicious range of berries, BerryCo
provide:

  • Co-ordinated marketing strategies, building brand recognition and driving repeat purchase with consumers

  • Technical support for licensed growers

  • Investment in research and development to support grower innovation

Early Season Varieties

Initio

  • Compact ripening season

  • Upright with strong evergreen characteristics

  • Berries are large with open clusters which are easy to harvest

OPI Ridley1111

  • One of the earliest-producing varieties

  • Evergreen

  • Medium size

  • Medium to high acidity – low sweetness

Dazzle

  • Earliness of ripening

  • Long harvest season

  • Fruit is very large and sweet

  • Definite crunch

Eureka Sunrise

  • Eureka Sunrise has all the best qualities of its parent Eureka

  • Very vigorous

  • Fruit is large, crisp and sweet

  • Excellent acid/sugar balance

  • The scar is small and dry

Mid-Season Varieties

Masena

Eureka

  • Excellent resistance to rust

  • Recommended for tunnel production

  • Jumbo large size – most fruit in excess of 18mm in diameter

  • Dark blue firm berry

  • Asian flavour palate

First Blush

  • Large firm berry

  • Great flavour

  • High yield

  • High quality, highly flavoured mid-season variety

  • Large and round

  • Highly flavoured with a sweet and firm berry

Splash

  • Good eating, storage and shipping qualities

  • High yielding

  • Strong bloom

  • Hand harvest rates of 12 to 15kgs per hour

Late Season Varieties

Eureka Sunset

  • A direct descendant of the Eureka variety

  • Large and very sweet

  • Good bloom

  • Crisp texture

  • Easy to harvest

 

Twilight

  • Strong upright and vigorous bush

  • High yields for premium jumbo berries,
    4 to 5 grams per berry

  • Dry scar with no tears

  • Bloom holds well

Echo

  • Medium to large fruit

  • Presents in loose clusters

  • Picks very easily

 

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