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It wasn't until 1916 that blueberries were cultivated (highbush).
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Elizabeth White, a cranberry farmer's daughter, and USDA botanist Frederick Coville started domesticating wild blueberries in New Jersey, USA. Blueberries became popular all over the world by the 1930s.