blueberry Variety
Clarksville
Ultra-early season northern highbush blueberry variety
Ultra-early Season Northern Highbush Blueberry
Breeder: University of Arkansas, USA
Clarksville is a very early Northern Highbush blueberry variety designed to capture early-season market opportunities. Ripening around 10–14 days ahead of Duke, the variety provides growers with an attractive early harvest window. Clarksville produces berries with very good aromatic flavour, which continues to develop during storage, enhancing consumer appeal. With strong frost hardiness and good disease resistance, the variety offers reliable field performance in suitable growing regions.
Clarksville Key Features
Flavour
Very aromatic berries, flavour improves during storage
Chilling
400-500 Hours
Yield
Productive plants with good fruit set
Fruit Colour
Attractive blue fruit with good bloom
Fruit Size
Medium-sized berries
Seasonality
Very early, 10–14 days before Duke
Firmness
Good firmness suitable for fresh-market handling and storage.
Comparative Results
Compare key commercial characteristics across our blueberry genetics, including chill type, yield performance, fruit firmness, flavour profile, and market suitability. Use the dropdown below to select a trait and compare performance across our blueberry varieties.
Chill Requirement
Clarksville
400-500 hours
Pinnacle
600-700 hours
Fayetteville
400-500 hours
Seasonality
Clarksville
very early season
Pinnacle
Early season
Fayetteville
Mid-late season
Yield
Clarksville
Good fruit set
Pinnacle
High yeidling
Fayetteville
Good fruit set
Fruit Size
Clarksville
Medium-sized berries
Pinnacle
19-23mm - 2.17g
Fayetteville
15-17mm - 1.6g
Fruit Colour
Clarksville
Attractive blue fruit with good bloom.
Pinnacle
Light to medium blue with attractive bloom
Fayetteville
Attractive blue berries with good bloom
Firmness
Clarksville
Good firmness
Pinnacle
Very firm
Fayetteville
Good firmness
Flavour
Clarksville
Very good aromatic flavour
Pinnacle
Balanced flavour with good sweetness and acidity
Fayetteville
Very aromatic and sweet berries
Shelf Life
Clarksville
Good
Pinnacle
Good
Fayetteville
Good
Use
Clarksville
Fresh market production, particularly suited to early-season supply.
Pinnacle
Fresh market production and premium retail supply.
Fayetteville
Fresh market production where flavour and eating quality are key selling points.
Growth Habit
Clarksville
Spreading to semi-upright growth
Titanium
Semi-upright bush with numerous main stems
Fayetteville
Spreading to semi-upright growth
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