North Carolina State University

United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

William Terry Bland

James R Ballington

Arlen D Draper

Charles Michael Mainland

'Heintooga' is a new and distinct variety of blueberry plant that has the following unique combination of desirable features outstanding in a new variety. Heinetooga has slightly less than one fully developed seed per berry so that the fruit should be perceived as seedless by most consumers. Heinetooga has a medium to large fruit size with very good fruit color, picking scar and flavor. The fruit firmness of Heinetooga is moderately good to good and post harvest shelf-life is good so the fruit is suitable for shipping. Further, Heinetooga has broad soil adaptation.

Blueberry plant named 'Heintooga'

'Pinnacle' is a new and distinct variety of blueberry plant that has the following unique combination of desirable features outstanding in a new variety. 'Pinnacle' provides season ripening when prices remain high and consistently good yields of large size fruit. In addition, 'Pinnacle' provides high percentages of fruit in very large diameter categories, which are tailored for premium market outlets, very good fruit color and quality, excellent fruit firmness and fruit with very good post-harvest shelf-life.

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Wilmington, NC, United States of America

William Terry Bland