blueberry Variety
Pinnacle
Early season northern highbush blueberry variety
Early Season Northern Highbush Blueberry
Breeder: North Carolina State University NCSU USA
Pinnacle is a high-performing Northern Highbush blueberry variety developed for premium fresh markets. It produces a high percentage of very large berries with excellent firmness and flavour, making it well suited to modern commercial production. With early harvest timing ahead of Duke and concentrated ripening, Pinnacle enables efficient picking and strong early-season market opportunities. The variety also offers reliable yields, good disease tolerance and strong frost hardiness.
Pinnacle Key Features
Flavour
Balanced sweetness and acidity, excellent eating quality
Chilling
600-700 Hours
Yield
High yielding, comparable to leading cultivars
Fruit Colour
Light to medium blue with attractive bloom
Fruit Size
Large fruit, 19–23 mm (2.17 g)
Seasonality
Early Season
Firmness
Very firm berries with excellent shelf life
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
Pinnacle
600-700 hours
Fayetteville
400-500 hours
Clarksville
400-500 hours
Seasonality
Pinnacle
Early season
Fayetteville
Mid-late season
Clarksville
very early season
Yield
Pinnacle
High yeidling
Fayetteville
Good fruit set
Clarksville
Good fruit set
Fruit Size
Pinnacle
19-23mm - 2.17g
Fayetteville
15-17mm - 1.6g
Clarksville
Medium-sized berries
Fruit Colour
Pinnacle
Light to medium blue with attractive bloom
Fayetteville
Attractive blue berries with good bloom
Clarksville
Attractive blue fruit with good bloom.
Firmness
Pinnacle
Very firm
Fayetteville
Good firmness
Clarksville
Good firmness
Flavour
Pinnacle
Balanced flavour with good sweetness and acidity
Fayetteville
Very aromatic and sweet berries
Clarksville
Very good aromatic flavour
Shelf Life
Pinnacle
Good
Fayetteville
Good
Clarksville
Good
Use
Pinnacle
Fresh market production and premium retail supply.
Fayetteville
Fresh market production where flavour and eating quality are key selling points.
Clarksville
Fresh market production, particularly suited to early-season supply.
Growth Habit
Titanium
Semi-upright bush with numerous main stems
Fayetteville
Spreading to semi-upright growth
Clarksville
Spreading to semi-upright growth
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