Product Description

TOP HAT BLUEBERRY PERFECT FOR SMALL SPACES, CONTAINERS AND BONSAI. FULL SIZE FRUIT ON DWARF PLANTS! Top Hat Blueberry simply has to be seen to be believed. Here is a beautiful, moundshaped, compact shrub that is ideal for containers and small spaces, loaded with so many flowers in spring it looks like a white-flowering heather, followed by hundreds of delicious full-size blueberry fruits that make it doubly decorative. Top Hat is also becoming a favorite of bonsai enthusiasts, since the plant so easily allows itself to be restricted in a bonsai dish and shaped into a decorative bonsai accent, even flowering and fruiting as a bonsai accent. Developed from a breeding program at Michigan State University by one of the country's leading blueberry specialists, plants are cold hardy and easy to grow. Round, firm, flavorful fruits are a dusky blue just like those you find in the stores - perfect for fresh eating, making jam and baking into muffins or pies. Hardiness Zone: 5-8; hardy to -25°F Size at Maturity: 2 ft. by 2 ft. Soil Preference: Acid 4.5 to 5.5 pH Light Needs: Full sun or partial shade Blueberries are valued for their ornamental foliage, flowers and berries. Their small bell shaped flowers contrast beautifully with the leathery leaves during the spring and summer and are followed by edible round berries which turn purple when ripe to eat. Proper name: Vaccinium corymbosum argustifolium The plant you will receive is growing in a 4" pot and is about 3" tall.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #495 in Lawn & Patio
• Brand: Hirts: Fruit Plants

Features

• Hardy in zones 5 through 8; hardy to -25° Fahrenheit
• Due to the unique nature of this plant, problems must be reported within 24 hours of receiving the plant; all sales are final
• Full sun or partial shade
• Great in containers, on the patio, or trained as a bonsai
• Plant is growing in a 3 inch pot and is about 6 inches tall

Customer Reviews

a healthy litle plant
Not only did my little blueberry shrub arrive quickly, but it seems quite healthy so far.

It's small, but bushy and leafy and not a 'stick' like other reviewers describe. Of course, it's not covered in blueberries like the picture, either, but anyone who expects that is setting themselves up for disappointment. I've repotted it into a larger container, so hopefully it'll grow bigger before it bothers bearing fruit.

Small but Healthy
I received this top hat about 10 days ago. It was only 2.5 inches tall but had green leaves growing out of the main stalk. I transplanted it into a much larger pot with some peat moss, perlite and a little potting soil and it seems like it is doing fine. Blueberries love acidic soil so make sure your soil is on the acidic side. Also water with ph balanced water in the 6 range.

great healthy little plant
I ordered and recieved the tophat plant nearly a month ago,it arrived quickly,was in great shape when I got it and has been flourishing ever since.I re-potted it in a larger container,and it alread has new growth and shoots coming out.All in all,I am extremely happy with my plant.It wasnt that large,but as it was advertised as a dwarf type,for patios,I didnt expect it to be.But I am extremely happy with my tophat plant.