Family

Ericaceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Low Shrub

Height

1 - 2ft

Spread

1 - 2ft

Flower Color

Pink, White

Fruit

Berry; Black, Blue

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

May - June

Fall Color

red

Habitat

dry woods and barrens, rock outcroppings

Notes

edible berries often harvested, makes a nice ground layer; This is one of the best flavored and productive of our wildberries and is the type harvested commercially in Maine; furnish browse for deer; the fruits are eaten by ruffed grouse, wild turkey, black bear, squirrels, raccon, foxes, other mammals and many s

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