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'''''Vaccinium ovatum''''' is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names '''evergreen huckleberry''' and '''California huckleberry'''.
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It is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of the United States and into [[British Columbia]].
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It is a true [[huckleberry]] plant, growing well in shade or sun and thriving in [[Soil pH|acidic soil]]s.  Not needing much sun, the plant has a wide variety of forest homes; it is often seen sprouting out of old [[Sequoia|Coast Redwood]] stumps or dense [[bramble]]s of other forest growths. The shiny, alternately arranged leaves are 2 to 3 centimeters long and about a centimeter wide with finely serrated edges.<ref>''Jepson Manual''. 1993</ref> During the summer the plant produces round, edible black berries up to a centimeter in diameter.  Traditionally these berries were sought after and collected by many [[Indian tribe|Native American tribe]]s along the [[Pacific coast]] in the region.<ref>Stephen Foster and Christopher Hobbs. 2002</ref>
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Vaccinium ovatum, Pursh. An erect, rigid, evergreen shrub, 2-8 ft. high, with pubescent branchlets: lvs. 1/2 - 1 in. long, thick and firm, very numerous, shining, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute, minutely and acutely serrulate, glabrous or nearly so, bright green both sides: fls. in short and close axillary clusters; deciduous bracts usually red; corolla campanulate, 1/4 in. long, rose-color or nearly white; calyx-lobes acute, red: berries black, acid, with or without bloom. Moist woods, Vancouver to Monterey, Calif. B.R. 1354. J.F. 4:424.—"A distinctly western species, and one of California's most beautiful hedge-plants, but not well known. It is very tenacious of life and bears pruning well. It is prop. from suckers, cuttings, and seeds, which last it bears freely."
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Vaccinium ovatum, Pursh. An erect, rigid, evergreen shrub, 2-8 ft. high, with pubescent branchlets: lvs. 1/2 - 1 in. long, thick and firm, very numerous, shining, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute, minutely and acutely serrulate, glabrous or nearly so, bright green both sides: fls. in short and close axillary clusters; deciduous bracts usually red; corolla campanulate, 1/4 in. long, rose-color or nearly white; calyx-lobes acute, red: berries black, acid, with or without bloom. Moist woods, Vancouver to Monterey, Calif.—"A distinctly western species, and one of California's most beautiful hedge-plants, but not well known. It is very tenacious of life and bears pruning well. It is prop. from suckers, cuttings, and seeds, which last it bears freely."
 
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 19 March 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Width: ⇔ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Pacific NW into British Columbia
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun, shade
Water: ◍ moist
Features: ✓ evergreen, edible, fruit
USDA Zones: 7 to 10.5
Scientific Names

Ericaceae >

Vaccinium >

ovatum >

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Vaccinium ovatum is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names evergreen huckleberry and California huckleberry.

It is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States and into British Columbia.

It is a true huckleberry plant, growing well in shade or sun and thriving in acidic soils. Not needing much sun, the plant has a wide variety of forest homes; it is often seen sprouting out of old Coast Redwood stumps or dense brambles of other forest growths. The shiny, alternately arranged leaves are 2 to 3 centimeters long and about a centimeter wide with finely serrated edges.[1] During the summer the plant produces round, edible black berries up to a centimeter in diameter. Traditionally these berries were sought after and collected by many Native American tribes along the Pacific coast in the region.[2]


Read about Vaccinium ovatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Vaccinium ovatum, Pursh. An erect, rigid, evergreen shrub, 2-8 ft. high, with pubescent branchlets: lvs. 1/2 - 1 in. long, thick and firm, very numerous, shining, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute, minutely and acutely serrulate, glabrous or nearly so, bright green both sides: fls. in short and close axillary clusters; deciduous bracts usually red; corolla campanulate, 1/4 in. long, rose-color or nearly white; calyx-lobes acute, red: berries black, acid, with or without bloom. Moist woods, Vancouver to Monterey, Calif.—"A distinctly western species, and one of California's most beautiful hedge-plants, but not well known. It is very tenacious of life and bears pruning well. It is prop. from suckers, cuttings, and seeds, which last it bears freely."


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  1. ↑ Jepson Manual. 1993
  2. ↑ Stephen Foster and Christopher Hobbs. 2002
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