Gaylussacia baccata
black huckleberry

Notes:

I find it amazing that my sources for this don't cover G. brachycera, and my sources that do cover that one (Sunset, UConn) don't cover this one.

Sources: JerseyYards.org, NCSU, USDA.

Tags:

acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
deer sensitive
dense canopy
drought tolerant
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
slow-growing
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:foundation
use:naturalizing
water:regular
well-drained soil required


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