Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Tree-like blueberry with sprays of white bells, glossy leaves, and shiny black fruit for birds. Striking mottled, peeling bark stands out in winter woods.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 28–28 ft
- Spacing
- 4–10 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~294 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, hedge or screen, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
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