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Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush Blueberry
Origin: Eastern North America.
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Vaccinium |
| Species |
| corymbosum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -29 - (-23) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 - (-10) |
| Height |
| 3.5 m |
| Spread |
| 3.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Green leaves turn to a variety of colours from orange to scarlet in the autumn. Small white flowers and blue-black fruit that is sweet and edible. |
| Landscape |
| Excellent container plant, or as part of a shrub border. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun or partial shade in an acidic, rich, well-drained soil that is kept fairly moist and slightly acidic. Prune in late winter only after the third year. |
| Shape |
| An erect shrub. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Birds are likely to eat a great number of the fruit. |
| Habitat |
| Native to bogs, swamps and moist woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Branches are yellow-green in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leave are green, to 3-8 cm in length, turning a variety of colours from orange to scarlet in autumn, with pubescent veins beneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are small and white, to 6-10 mm in diameter, appearing in dense clusters. |
| Fruit Description |
| A sweet, edible fruit, to 8-15 mm in diameter, that is blue-black in colour. |
| Propagation |
| Plants are self-fertile, but better results are achieved through cross-pollination. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Edible fruit. |
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