Scientific Name Vaccinium arboreum Common Name Sparkleberry	Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 6-9
	Habit: Deciduous
	Exposure: Sun to partial shade; dry to moist soil
	Height: 6 to 10'
	Flower/Fruit: Fragrant white flowers in spring; gritty nonjuicy berries last into winter
	Comments: Fruit attracts birds; crooked trunk; shreddy bark; red fall foliage; nectar plant for butterflies; larva food for Henry's elfin butterflies
	Cultivars: --

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