Highbush Blueberry

Use as a natural hedge behind shorter plants.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Fussy about the acidic soil.

Many birds and other wildlife consume fruit the fruit and spread the seed.

Moist-wet sites. Hardwood swamps, cypress swamps, seep swamps.

• Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
• Attracts many pollinators especially native bees.   Documented bee visitors include Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Dialictus placidensis, Osmia sandhouseae, Habropoda laboriosa, Apis mellifera (honeybee) and Bombus impatiens (Deyrup et al. 2002).