Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Limy soil turns the leaves yellow — this is one for genuinely acid ground.
Light Full sun
Height 2.5 m
Spread 4 ft 11 in
Spacing 150 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 4 ft 11 in
- In-row spacing
- 4 ft 11 in
- Between rows
- 6 ft 7 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Fruit · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- All-purpose balanced
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
Through the year
- Mar–May Bud Break
- May–Jun Flowering
- Jun–Aug Fruit Set
- Aug–Sep Harvest
- Sep–Dec Growing
- Dec–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Salal, Rhododendron, Ferns, Oregon Grape
Pests & problems
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