Characteristics
A shrub. It is like the Black Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium) but has more angled twigs, fewer hairs along the veins and fewer, darker berries. It is a shrub that loses its leaves during the year. It grows 150 cm tall. The bark on older branches is grey and yellow-green on twigs. The leaves are oval and pointed. They can be smooth or have fine teeth. The flowers are pink and urn shaped. The flowers occur singly and hand down. The fruit are bluish-black berries and can have a waxy coating.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 1.8
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It is very hardy. It grows in moist conifer forests. It also grows along shaded stream banks.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The fruit are eaten fresh or dried. They are used in pies. They are canned, frozen or used for making jam and jelly.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
365
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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