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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit
This large, perennial shrub or small tree is also known as Farkleberry and Huckleberry. As the largest blueberry species in North America, it normally grows 8 to 10 feet tall and wide, though large specimens can reach dimensions of up to 30 feet. Its twisting branches bear fragrant, white, bell-shaped flowers followed by shiny black berries that are bitter and tough to humans but enjoyed by many fruit-eating birds and mammals. This understory tree grows best in partial shade and dry, sandy or rocky soils.
May Attract
Tree Sparkle-Berry is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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