That's a possibility, but they weren't supposed to be. They are supposed to be blueberries from two different varieties, which are not hybrids, and they are rated for my hardiness zone; and in fact, the plants themselves are doing well. They just never flower or bear fruit. There are bees around, particularly since I planted the lupines nearby but, even before that point, I have wild blueberries throughout the area that are doing well.
Do any of your neighbors have cultivated blueberries? If they do, ask for a couple of sprouts, Mine have quite a few sprouts that could be transplanted. Set them out near the ones you have and see if they bear. It would be interesting to see what happens. If I remember correctly, mine had berries about three years after I set them out.
They may yet produce. It just seems strange that the plants themselves are doing well, but not producing fruit.
February means the time to prune blueberries is drawing near, and it is crucial to production of fruit. The article is in today's paper, that's how I know.
Those are gorgeous pictures, @Shirley Martin. I'd love to have berries growing in the yard, but I'm lazy about gardening. It would probably be a waste of money for me to invest in blueberry plants and then forget about them. The spot I had in mind is shaded anyway, so they probably wouldn't do well there. At some point, maybe I can get one for the balcony.
Thanks for the info, Joe. I will take care of that right away. Diane, they really don't require much care once you get them established. At least, mine don't get much care. They do need full sunshine, though. Actually, I set mine out as much for my birds as I did for myself. They love them. I enjoy picking them right off the bush when I go out to the garden in the early morning. They are my breakfast some mornings when they are in season.
They are in the sun. Yes, they are rated for my hardiness zone. The plants themselves look healthy and have grown in size. Wild blueberries are doing fine, even in parts of the woods where they get very little sun. Wild blueberries are doing fine not far from the ones I planted. There are bees, particularly in my lupines, only a few yards away. The bees don't really enter into it until there are flowers, and that's the problem -- they don't flower. They are capable of flowering. They were flowering when I bought them.