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Vaccinium arboreum (Farkleberry)

Other names: Sparkleberry, Tree whortleberry, Winter huckleberry, Batodendron andrachniforme, Batodendron arboreum, Vaccinium arboreum var. glaucescens, Missouri farkleberry, Vaccinium diffusum

V. arboreum is a spreading, deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub or small tree with exfoliating, grey to reddish-brown bark and leathery, glossy, ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves turning red to reddish-brown in autumn. Racemes of fragrant, bell-shaped, white flowers in spring are followed by spherical, edible, glossy, black fruit.
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4.5m max. spread

5.5m max. height

10-20 years to maturity