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Introd. in 1920. Fruit: small; skin dark blue; flesh firm; flavor pronounced; scar medium to poor; ripens midseason. Bush: medium vigor; spreading. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. 1997. ASHS Press. p. 185.First improved variety from breeding. Midseason, high flavor Fredrick V. Coville. Principle Botanist, Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry. 1939. Improving the wild blueberry. Yearbook of Agriculture. USDA. Govt. Printing Office. Washington, D.C. p. 568.'Pioneer was so designated because it was the first named variety developed as a result of blueberry breeding. It was a first-generation cross between the wild highbush blueberries Brooks and Sooy, made in 1912. like all the improved varieties not otherwise described, its leaves have no teeth on their margins. Its berries are of light blue color, sweet, of excellent flavor, and when fully ripe are without acidity. The largest berry on the original bush was 18.5 mm in diameter. Young Pioneer plants in commercial fields have borne berries up to 19.7 mm. Pioneer is a mid-season variety. '<br><br>Frederick V. Coville cultivar release first generation cross between wild highbush blueberries Cross made in 1912, released in 1920<br><br>NAMED FOR= Coville's first release from is breeding program