Liza was bred at the MTT Agrifood Research Finland (now part of Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke) as part of a program aimed at creating blueberries suitable for Finnish growing conditions. Released in the early 2000s, it is a cross involving the hardy North American wild blueberry genetics and cultivated highbush varieties. Its parentage includes ‘Aron’ × ‘Bounty’, giving it a robust tolerance for temperatures as low as -35°C (-31°F) without significant winter injury.
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