Scientific Name:	Vaccinium corymbosum
Pronunciation:	vack-SIN-ee-um kore-im-BOE-sum
Common Name:	highbush blueberry
Family Name:	Ericaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Stems are reddish-brown; leaves are waxy and slightly serrated; flowers white, urn-shaped; fruit - typical blue berries.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Dense, Upright Form: Vase Texture: Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Origin: Canada - eastern (Eastern North America) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Mixed shrub border, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include V. 'Bluecrop', V. 'Duke', V. 'Northland', V. 'North Sky', V. 'Reka', and V. 'Patriot' (only to 1.3 m tall).

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Yellow, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire, Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Urceolate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): White Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun Additional Info: Flowers are urn-shaped, and droop downward.

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Blue, Black Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Edible, Develops from an inferior ovary with sepals attached to the floral tube, but it does not become fleshy as in pomes

Bark or Stem Colour: Red, Brown

Propagation:	Cuttings, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:	Drought resistant

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (NRY) NuRserY : poly 5 Location Map

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