I can?t find blackberries either.
Are there blueberry growers in DR? If so, where are they?
AE
Probably not. The first reason would be the market. I grew blueberries commercially in N. Florida in the early 80's for the local U-Pick market and expanding shipping market. Since blueberries are not a traditional fruit in the DR, I'm not sure the ex-pat population is large enough and concentrated enough to tempt anyone to plant. They would have to plant in the higher elevation areas for the plants to get enough cold hours to set flowers and fruit. They'd need acid soils around pH 4.5-5.5 naturally or be able to amend the soil with peat or sulfur. They'd need several varieties to promote good cross-pollination. They'd need well drained soils. They'd need disease resistant varieties primarily to Phytophthora. And they'd need to be able to plant now and wait about 4 years before they started harvesting in quantity. The one good thing the DR does have is labor. Farmer.