Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)

Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)Estimated Height at Pickup: 1 2', 1 gal These blueberry lookalikes love part shade and wet mesic to dry acidic soil perfect for tricky spots next to evergreen trees. Photo shows emerging spring foliage. Edible berries are sweet, can be treated much like blueberries, and are loved by many songbirds all in one small statured shrub! Pollination: 2+ individuals recommended. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun Shade, Shade Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic,

and genetically identical to their parent plant

but adapts well to moist garden plantings

Extremely quick and easy to install

Rocky Clay

so likely do not display much fall color

Lack of sun or water may prevent fruit set

Hosts a variety of insects including moths such as the wild cherry sphinx and white dotted prominent

Hollows and structure provide habitat for many woodland species

and a few plant bugs

Immature plants don’t have shaggy bark

which are all commercially available

from 3 separate sources in southern Wisconsin and northeast Illinois