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Vaccinium corymbosum is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America that grows to 1.8–3.7 metres tall and wide. It produces dark blue-black berries (6.4–12.7 mm diameter) and displays brilliant autumn foliage in red, orange, yellow, and purple. The fruit is highly valued for fresh eating, cooking, and processing, and is rich in vitamin C.
Rubus chamaemorus
fruit
Thrives in the same partial sun, high water conditions as Highbush Blueberry
Pyrus pyrifolia
fruitLike Highbush Blueberry, a perennial — fits the same seasonal rotation
Highbush Blueberry is usually grown from cuttings rather than seed. Take a healthy stem cutting, remove the lower leaves, and root it in moist, free-draining compost.
Water: High · Height: 240 cm · Soil: Prefers well-drained, mildly acid to very acidic soils; suitable for light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils; requires moist soil.
