| Scientific Name: | Vaccinium ovalifolium |
| Common Name: | oval-leaved blueberry |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | Canada - central, Canada - eastern, Canada - northern, U.S. - northeast, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Irregular, Open, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Bog, Humus rich |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, Pink, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Blue, Black, Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves thin, elliptic, 1.5-4cm x 0.5-1.8cm, margins entire or with a few low, blunt teeth below the middle only; flowers urn-shaped, pinkish, to 6mm long, bloom in early spring, before or as the leaves emerge. Winter ID: twigs and buds red, glabrous, zig-zagged. | |