Three of the four cultivars in which firmness values >200 g/mm were observed at 3 weeks postharvest stored successfully for 7 weeks, and all three of these cultivars maintained values >200 g/mm throughout the study. Fruit firmness is directly related to storage life in the blueberry but is variable from season to season and among cultivars (16). Although high harvest and early postharvest firmness values appeared relatively useful in predicting longer storage life in this group of cultivars, observations over several years might improve the predictive value.