Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum 

Plant Characteristics:

• Duration: Perennial 
• Habit: shrub
• Size class: 6-12ft
• Native Habitat: Swamps; bogs; dry barrens; oak woods
• Bloom time: May-June

Growing Conditions 

• Light:
  • Sun, partial shade, shade
• Soil:
  • Moisture: Dry, moist, wet
  • Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
  • CaCO3 Tol: Low 
  • Description: Wet to dry, acid, rocky soils to organic peats.
• Water Use: 
  • Medium
• Condition comments:
  • Extremely susceptible to chlorosis due to alkalinity.
  • Benefits from mulch. Prune after fruiting.

Benefits:

• Attracts wildlife 
  • 30 different spps of birds 
• Edible fruit 
• Conspicuous flower

Drawbacks: 

• Deer browse
• Bird browse

Additional uses: 

• Must be pruned after fruiting