Early season, harvest season begins June 1 in south Mississippi. Excellent for machine harvest, also excellent fresh pack berry. Requires 550 chill hours. Georgia release 1978 Tifblue - Leading rabbiteye variety because of excellent appearance, productivity, and shipping quality. The bush is very vigorous, upright, and widely adapted.
Fruits are large, round, light blue, sweet, very firm with a small dry scar.
Requires 550 - 650 chill hours. Georgia release 1955. Powderblue - Vigorous, productive, excellent fruit color. Usually cracks less than Tifblue in wet weather. Can be harvested mechanically for fresh pack.