Vaccinium corymbosum

High-bush Blueberry, Swampy Blueberry

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Height

1 to 2 m

Width

1 to 2 m

Flowering Time

May, June

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

acidic

Soil

humos, flood, tolerant of salt, permeable, all substrates

Bird feeding plants

Vaccinium corymbosum

Characteristics:

Habit

Small shrub, 1.5 (2) m tall and wide; shoots with many twigs, twigs upright to horizontal; slow growing

Blossom

White to delight pink; May

Leaves

Elliptical-lanceolate; dark-green or blueish; from end of September vellow, orange, red autumn colours

Fruits

1-1.5 cm; Black, July to August, deliciously

Roots

Shallow , sensitive to soil compaction and drought

Demands

Sun to semi-shade; cool and moist; frost hardy

Soil

Fresh to damp; only very acidic; nutious, humic soil

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5b Varieties see on chapter fruits

Bee pasture/nectar