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Trees and shrubs
Evergreen huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Evergreen huckleberry is an evergreen shrub that reaches about 8 feet at maturity, with a slow growth rate. Up to about 8 feet tall, often shorter. In the wild it grows in dry, shaded slopes; moister, woodland edges.
Water
Low
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 7
Mature height
8 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Evergreen Shrub
- Mature size
- Up to about 8 feet tall, often shorter.
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- Low; medium drought tolerance once established
- Soil moisture
- Dry, Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To 7°F (about USDA Zone 7)
- Bloom
- Pink · Mar, Apr, May
- Grows in
- Dry, shaded slopes; moister, woodland edges
- Native range
- W. of the Cascades from s.w. B.C. to n. CA & sporadic southward
Wildlife and uses
Birds and mammals eat the berries.
Attracts: Birds Value to Beneficial Insects Special Value to Native Bees This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation .
Slow-growing. May become spindly with extremes of moisture and shade.
Good for: Restoration, Erosion control, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
