Evergreen Huckleberry Growing Conditions

Needs acidic soil and tolerates the salty spray of coastal conditions. A huckleberry plant grows well in moist acidic soil and requires long daylight conditions for maximum bearing of fruits.

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Evergreen huckleberry growing conditions

Vaccinium ovatum can grow in either sun or shade and is tolerant of salt spray. Evergreen huckleberry likes shade or sun and moist well drained acidic soil. Because of the food value to wildlife and dense shrubby growth evergreen huckleberry is worthy of inclusion in hedgerows.

New leaves are bronze to red in color and mature into a glossy green through the summer months. Consider growing it with some of our edible ferns like the ostrich fern or the spreading wood fern. It is surprising we do not grow this shrub more often in the pacific northwest.

Evergreen huckleberries grow easily in an assortment of conditions and their commercial value is based more on being used as an ornamental plant rather than as a culinary delight. Here is some information and tips on how to grow healthy blossoming huckleberry plants. Plants require a spacing of 3 to 4 feet apart to create a lovely edible hedge.

Growing throughout our northwest coastal forests this very attractive upright growing shrub is prized for its deep green evergreen foliage and flavorful juicy dark blue fruit which is great for fresh eating and makes delicious preserves and huckleberry pies. Huckleberries are perennial shrubs about 2 to 3 feet 60 91 m tall when grown in full sun but may become 10 feet 3 m or more when grown in shade conditions most are deciduous but some are evergreen. Membranaceum is considered an important regional commodity.

Evergreen huckleberry can grow in sun or shade and likes areas with well drained acidic soil. They are also often found growing with thimbleberries in the wild. The evergreen huckleberry will grow well with rhododendrons and conifers like the california foothill pine.

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