BLUEBERRRY GUPTON

GUPTON SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY This is a great berry that is robust, has light blue berries. It has medium to large firm fruit. It has a greater resistance to late frosts because it flowers later than some of the other berries. IT IS SELF POLLINATING. Grows to 6ft tall Fruits Early Zone 6-9   Blueberries were prominent in folk  medicine and used as a preventative or flux and other abdominal problems. Native Americans used blueberry leaf  in medicinal teas thought to be good  for the blood. Blueberry juice was used to treat coughs. The blueberry is prized for its antioxidant health benefits and as a laxative as well as other folk remedies.  During WW II, bilberries, a relative of  the blueberry, were consumed by pilots to improve their night vision. Studies show that blueberries are high in bioflavonoids which are used by rods in the eyes for night vision. Blueberries rank as the number one fruit providing antioxidants. They are also high in iron. Fresh blueberries are at their prim