I don't know what species they are, unfortunately. If I had to guess, possibly Vaccinium corymbosum. That's another reason I'd love to sequence them; genomic da

I don't know what species they are, unfortunately. If I had to guess, possibly Vaccinium corymbosum. That's another reason I'd love to sequence them; genomic data would help identify their taxon (or since there isn't a pre-existing reference for high-bush blueberries[1], it would define it). Transcriptome sequences would help characterize them. If anyone would care to (crowd?)fund the effort, it would be amazing to create a reference genome for for the high-bush blueberry. To the best of our knowledge, they are truly wild and native. If your grandfather's land was near ours (Dutchess County), they may very well be the same species. We mowed the field grass around the bushes each year to reduce competitive vegetation, and our bushes also grew to be huge. We never used pesticides or fertilizer, so they grow well where the conditions are right. 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Vaccinium+corymbosum https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Vaccinium+corymbos...