BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 16, 2024
As the wild blueberry harvest rolls in across Maine, pickers and customers may find rare surprises in their pint boxes: small white or pink berries that look unripe but don’t taste like it. These unusual berries are the result of the genetic diversity in the state’s vast wild blueberry fields. Most bear fruit in shades of blue, with variations of light and dark. Light purple, pink or white berries lack the pigment that gives most berries their color, similar to albinism.