Scientific Name
Vaccinium arboreum

Common Name
Sparkleberry

Hardiness Zones: 7-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; dry to moist soil; drought tolerant
Texture: Medium
Form: Spreading shrub to small tree; crooked trunk
Height: 6 to 20’
Width: --
Leaf: .5 to 2" alternate, simple leaves; red fall foliage
Flower/Fruit: Small, fragrant white flowers in spring; gritty nonjuicy berries last into winter
Comments: Native; fruit attracts birds; shreddy bark with gray, brown, orange and red brown color; nectar plant for butterflies; larva food for Henry’s elfin butterflies
Cultivars: --
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