“We really don’t know when the problem started and whether it was a long-term situation this winter, but the bottom line is that it appears that salmonberry and blueberry were affected by the amount of cold and the depth of cold that we had that killed the winter buds and killed the above-ground stems of those plants,” Pyle said.

Early blueberries in Jakolof Bay, Alaska

Blueberries are ripe early!

Ripe blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium) in early June?

Early Ripe Blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium)

Early Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)