Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle (Bundle of 3)

Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle (Bundle of 3) | Spring 2027

$99.99

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Pollination Partly self-fertile

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

Blueberry pollination chart

Ripening

Will it finish before your first hard freeze?

Check it on the Ripening Map (opens in a new tab)

Disease resistanceNo strong resistance

Botrytis blight : Unknown, no published data yet
Mummy berry : Moderate, 3 of 5
Stem canker : Unknown, no published data yet

Scored 1 to 5. Higher resists better, and ? means no published data yet.

See it on our berry disease chart (opens in a new tab)

At a glance: Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle is a blueberry shrub rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F), and partially self-fertile, so a second variety nearby makes crops more dependable.

Hardy to	Zone 3 to 7. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included (winters to -40°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Chill hours	About 1,000 hours (800 to 1,200). From published figures. Montana winters give it plenty. In milder climates, make sure your winters average at least this much. Check your chill hours or see our sources.
Pollination	Partially Self-Fertile. Bloom group 4 of 7 (mid), mid spring here. Plant all three together. Chippewa can fruit alone but gives bigger berries with a partner, and Polaris or St. Cloud needs a second variety, which the bundle supplies. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Pollination Charts.
Good for	Fresh eating (8/10), canning and freezing (8/10), pies and baking (7/10), jams and jellies (6/10), ornamental value (6/10), drying (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists.
Deer	Seldom badly damaged by deer.
What you get	Bare root, 1 Polaris 1 St. Cloud and 1 Chippewa. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

Bundle Composition

These 'Cold Climate Blueberry Bundles' consist of 2 Chippewa and 1 other pollenizer.

Pollenizer Options

The pollenizer is a mix of either Polaris, St. Cloud, or Brunswick. Chippewa, Polaris and St. Cloud are all half-high (roughly chest height), as they are a cross between low-bush and highbush. The Brunswick is slightly smaller but only because this is a lowbush blueberry, and won't achieve the same height as the half-high blueberries, but also serves as a great pollenizer for the Chippewa.

Cold Hardiness

In terms of hardiness, these blueberries are all hardy to -40F, and should be good for the warmer valleys in Western Montana (and eastern Montana such as valley near Billings), as well as areas that are up and out of the frost. Curious if these can survive -45F or more but they very well may. However, we are being a little cautious without knowing for sure. These are zone 3 blueberries and would be experimental in zone 2.

Age & Productivity

These are all going on their fourth year, are very well rooted, and will potentially bear the year of planting or the following year.

Additional photo: “Maturing blueberry” by Dladek, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Questions we get about Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle

Does Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle need a pollenizer?

It helps. Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle is partially self-fertile, so it can set some fruit alone, but a second variety nearby makes crops more dependable. Plant all three together. Chippewa can fruit alone but gives bigger berries with a partner, and Polaris or St. Cloud needs a second variety, which the bundle supplies.

How cold hardy is Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle?

We rate Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

How many chill hours does Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle need?

About 1,000 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 800 and 1,200. That comes from published figures for this variety. These Minnesota half-highs need a long, cold winter, roughly 1,000 hours. They're a poor bet in mild-winter areas. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

What is Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle good for?

Our top use scores for Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle are fresh eating (8/10), canning and freezing (8/10), pies and baking (7/10), jams and jellies (6/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

Is Cold Climate Blueberry disease resistant?

Somewhat. It holds up moderately well against mummy berry. Nobody has published solid data on it for botrytis blight and stem canker yet, so we list those as unknown. Our berry disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.

Will deer eat Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle?

Not badly. Deer may nibble Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle, but they seldom do real damage.

What arrives, and when does Cold Climate Blueberry Bundle ship?

A dormant bare root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 1 Polaris 1 St. Cloud and 1 Chippewa. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.