Welcoming a New Japanese Blueberry Tree: The Rising Sun

TreeTown USA has officially recognized a new variety of Japanese Blueberry tree to be officially known as “Morning Sun” PP#29,266. This variety can reach up to 40-feet in height casting luxurious shade. Or, if the owner chooses to keep it smaller, the tree can become a trimmed and shaped accent plant.

The foliage is a vivid red-orange shade in the fall that instantly draws attention and adds emphasis to certain areas of the landscape.

This cultivar, officially known as “Elaeocarpus decipiens,” is a fast-growing addition with dense foliage. A hearty tree when established, the “Morning Sun” thrives in full sun or partial shade and survives best in well-drained soil. The tree is hardy in Zones 8-10 and prefers well-drained soil.

The fruit of the Japanese Blueberry is ornamental, not considered edible for humans. Birds do consume the berries in the winter, however.

Attributes of the Japanese Blueberry Tree
The Japanese Blueberry root system does not grow deep into the ground but prefers to spread beyond the drip line. If the tree reaches 30-feet in height, for example, the roots may reach as far as 40-feet, according to the National Gardening Association.

While the tree is considered an evergreen, the leaves of mature Japanese Blueberry trees turn brilliant red during the fall leaf transition. Once the old leaves fall, new leaves emerge with a bronze color before turning green.

Check Out the ProLine™ Group of Nursery Equipment

Heritage Oak Farm has decades of experience working with and supplying professional landscapers, nurseries, and tree farms. The company’s vast, hands-on experience led to the development of a line of labor and money saving equipment that makes lifting, transporting, and planting trees and high volumes of plants and shrubs a far simpler task. Each piece of equipment is attachable to any late model skid steer, is durable, and easy to operate.

One ProLine model is the ProLine™ Tree Auger, an earth auger that cuts through the hardest soil conditions with ease and keeps the sides of the hole where they belong. The Tree Auger eliminates virtually all hand clean-out. The tapered design accommodates any size hole and saves time.

Visit the Heritage Oak Farm website for more information regarding the ProLine group of ingenious, labor-saving equipment.
If you have questions about any piece of equipment, call the professionals at Heritage Oak Farm at 1-888-288-5308.

Photo credit: Star Nursery



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