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'''Northern Highbush Blueberry''' (''Vaccinium corymbosum'') is a species of [[blueberry]] native to eastern [[North America]]. It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 4 m tall, often found in dense thickets. The dark glossy green [[leaf|leaves]] are elliptical and up to 5 cm long. In fall, the leaves change to a brilliant red. The [[flower]]s are white, bell-shaped, 10 mm long. The [[fruit]] is a dark blue to black berry. This plant grows best in wooded or open areas with moist acidic soils. This plant is also the most common commercially-grown blueberry in North America. In the wild, it is enjoyed by birds, bears and small mammals. {{Inc| Vaccinium corymbosum, Linn. High-bush Blueberry. Swamp Blueberry. A tall handsome bushy shrub, 4-12 ft. high, with yellowish green warty branchlets: lvs. large, 1 1/2 - 3 in. long, ovate-oblong to elliptical, acutish, glabrous, half grown at flowering time: corolla long-cylindrical, 1/4 – 1/2 in. long, white: berries blue-black, of excellent flavor. Moist woods or bogs.—Exceedingly variable, and many forms unite the several varieties. Apparently many natural hybrids occur between this and other species, rendering the taxonomy very difficult. V. corymbosum is one of the most valuable species both for fr. and as an ornamental shrub. It thrives in peaty acid soil. Var. amoenum, Gray (V. amoenum, Ait.?). A form with lvs. bristly ciliate or serrulate, bright green on both sides, shining above. "Mainly in the Middle Atlantic states." B.R. 400. B.M. 3433 (as V. corymbosum). Probably of hybrid origin. Var. pallidum, Gray (V. pallidum, Ait. V. albiflorum, Hook. V. Constablaei, Gray). A pale and glaucous or glaucescent form with or without some pubescence: plant generally low, 2-4 ft. high: lvs. ciliate-serrulate. Common in mountainous regions southward. B.M. 3428.—Probably a distinct species. Var. fuscatum, Gray (V. fuscatum, Ait.). A tall form with the mature entire lvs. fuscous-pubescent beneath: fls. virgate, somewhat spicate on the naked flowering twigs. In and about swamps, Ga. and Fla. to La. and Ark. }} :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Vaccinium|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Vaccinium corymbosum Blüten.jpg|Flowering Image:Vaccinium corymbosum.jpg|Ripe and unripe berries Image:Vaccinium corymbosum Beeren.jpg|Berry closeup Image:Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Branch 3008px.jpg|Leaves Image:Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Sapling 2000px.jpg|Mature bush Image:Vaccinium corymbosum Strauch.jpg|Small bush with fruit </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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