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| synonyms: American Blueberry, Blueberry, High-bush Blueberry, Swamp Blueberry |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Low shrubs |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Summer |
| leaf colour: Leaves green, Trees and shrubs with good autumn colour |
| plants for a purpose: Low growing/Ground cover plants |
| growing conditions: Plants for acid soils, Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C |
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Vaccinium corymbosum L. (Ericaceae) High-bush Blueberry, Blueberry, American Blueberry or Swamp Blueberry.
Native of Nova Scotia and Quebec west to Wisconsin and Alabama, south to Florida, in swamps, wet meadows, pine barrens and mountain woods, flowering in May-June, fruiting June-August. Deciduous shrub to 4.5 m. Fruit deep blue with a greyish bloom. Acid soil; sun or part shade. Hardy to -25°C. Late spring. |
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