Vaccinium corymbosum
highbush blueberry
Notes:
Native to sunny, acidic edges of wetlands and of bodies of water.
'Bluecrop' is vigorous, highly fruitful, and hardier and more drought-tolerant than the species; suggested to pollinate with 'Blueray'. 'North Blue' and 'Sunshine Blue' are self-fruitful.
Sources: White Oak, Sunset, Stoecklein, NCSU, JerseyYards.org, Rutgers, UConn, Bir.
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Tags:
acidic soil preferred
acidic soil required
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer sensitive
dense canopy
drought intolerant
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:irregular
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
habit:upright
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
pruning required
rich soil preferred
root disturbance intolerant
roots:shallow
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
water:ample
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
WON high-value plant
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