Top Hat Dwarf Blueberry

Vaccinum corymbosum x augustifolium ‘Top Hat’

NOTE: All of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone

Ripening Period: Mid-Late season

Chilling Hours: Not available

Plant Type: Deciduous Fruit Bush

Height at Maturity: 2′

Width at Maturity: 2′

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Rounded

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Foliage Color: Medium Blue-Green

Fall Foliage Color: Orange, Red

Fruit Color: Dark Blue
Fruit Size: Small to Medium

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Light Shade

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 4.5 – 5.5

Maintenance / Care: Low

Description

A miniature Blueberry growing to a mere 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide at maturity, Top Hat is a true dwarf selection perfect for growing in pots on the patio or deck or as a low border plant in the edible landscape. What’s more, it’s self-pollinating, which means you only need one plant to produce pounds of tasty blueberries! In spring, abundant clusters of white flowers are followed by up to several pounds of sweet and juicy dusty blue blueberries for fresh eating or in pies. The glossy, bluish green leaves are semi-evergreen and turn to bright orange and red shades in fall.

An exceptionally cold hardy multi-generational cross between true angustifolium wild blueberries and standard northern highbush blueberry selections, Top Hat Blueberry is cold tolerant to zone 3. We’ve seen some sites listing it for USDA Zones 3a to 7b, however plants are doing fine in our Zone 8a gardens in north central Georgia.

NOTE: All of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Growing Preferences

Blueberry plants grow best in an acidic (pH of 4.8 to 5.2), organically rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. The more sun the better for best berry production. The shallow, fibrous roots of blueberry plants like a consistently moist but well-drained soil which can be provided by with a layer of organic mulch. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop (larger berries and larger yields). Therefore it is best to plant more than one variety that will bloom at the same time. Blueberry season can be extended by planting early, mid-season and late varieties. Make sure to plant two different cultivars/varieties for each season. USDA Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone

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Plant arrived in very good condition and already blooming the bees are already hanging around.. will order again!!!——————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived perfectly wrapped and so far its doing great. can’t wait to taste the blueberries, my grandchildren love blueberries, that’s the main reason I got this cultivar.———————————————————Thanks for the awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you and your grandchildren enjoy the berries for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Received in excellent condition a large, healthy, blooming plant. Wilson Bros.
reliably send only the very best quality plants plus free shipping. Can’t go wrong,————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

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wanted to say THANKS!!, every plant was shipped in excellent shape, packaged wonerfully, also got the bonaza dwarf peach tree…Wonder specimens…..will be referring people your way, once they see these dandies planted , and the shape and size…man..just Thanks!!!—————————————————Thanks so much for your wonderful review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

The blueberry bushes came so quickly with tiny blueberries already developing. I planted them in pots (with acidified soil) on my patio. The leaves initially were turning red due to cold temps, but greened and started producing ripe blueberries and new growth once it warmed up. I get about one or two ripe berries a day (which I eat while watering my gardens) I’m hoping for a larger harvest here soon! I am so happy with these bushes.————————We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂

I was very happy to buy this plant since it is self-propagating and grows on the small side. Best plant for me! It arrived fairly quickly safely packed and already has some buds on it for future berries soon!————————-We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG