Details for: PI 614082, Vaccinium corymbosum L., 'Wolcott'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Cultivar:
'Wolcott'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Cultivar:
'Wolcott'
Origin:
Developed – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1950.
North Carolina, United States
Comment: Crossed in 1934, sel. 1940, introduced 1950
Developer(s):
Donated
24 January 1997.
New Jersey, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: VACCINIUM: Blueberries
Note: Vaccinium corymbosum
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM: Blueberries

Group name: VACCINIUM: Northern Highbush
Note: Blueberry cultivars adapted to colder climates
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM: Northern Highbush

Accession Names and Identifiers
'Wolcott'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: BLUEBERRY
Coville, Frederick V. USDA - Bureau of Plant Industry

CVAC 1302
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Northern highbush blueberry
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

Narrative
Fruit; cluster loose; berry medium, generally round; flesh firm to slightly soft, but firmer than Weymouth; good flavor, dessert quality medium, aromatic; season early as Weymouth, short; scar small. Bush: vigorous; semi-spright; large; though highly resistant to canker when introduced, showed symptoms in 1953, and more susceptibility in 1966; as productive as Weymouth; leaf large. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. 1997. ASHS Press. p. 188.In 1966 comprosed 80% of the commercial acreage of North Carolina. Named for the father of Harrell Hunnington, an early blueberry grower in North Carolina.

Frederick V. Coville cultivar release

Cultivar Synonym= Tested as NC 255

NAMED FOR= Wolcott Hunnington - father of Harrell Hunnington, grower
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Genus:
Vaccinium
Section:
Cyanococcus
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:

41002
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:350. 1753
Verified:
01/14/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Vaccinium corymbosum L. var. corymbosum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vaccinium atlanticum E. P. Bicknell
Vaccinium constablaei A. Gray

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican blueberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishblueberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishhighbush blueberry  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishswamp blueberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Frenchairelle d'Amérique  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchbluet en corymbe  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Germanamerikanische Blueberry  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Spanisharándano americano  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishamerikanskt blåbär  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pathogens
Elisa test
  • Tobacco Ringspot Virus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1302 .001 PL
  • TOMRSV rep. 1 (Elisa). NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1302 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shoestring Virus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1302 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Leaf Mottle Nepovirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1302 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Shock Ilarvirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1302 .001 PL
  • Blueberry Scorch Carlavirus. NEGATIVE 05 Jun 2015. Inventory: CVAC 1302 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Weymouth x (Stanley x Crabbe 4)

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKVACCINIUM CORE SUBSETA flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subsetYES VACCINIUM.CORE.1998 Not Available