Elliott

Elliott is a late-season northern highbush blueberry released by the USDA in 1973, prized for extending the harvest well into late summer after most other varieties have finished. The vigorous, upright bushes produce large crops of firm, light blue, medium-sized berries with a notably tart flavor that sweetens as the fruit fully ripens. Because it ripens so late and stores well, Elliott is important commercially for filling the tail end of the season. It is very cold hardy and blooms late enough to avoid spring frosts. Home gardeners value Elliott as a companion to earlier varieties so that a single planting can supply fresh blueberries over many weeks.