Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Northern blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 2.00 m high × 2.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Acid
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Fruit, Tea
- Edibility
- 4 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Fruits: edible both raw and cooked. They are often sweet and juicy in flavor and can be used in various dishes such as pies, pastries, cereals, and jam. The fruits can also be dried and used as raisins. They are rich in vitamin C and have a diameter of about 15 mm. Tea can be made from both the leaves and the dried fruits.