Evergreen Huckleberry
October 21, 2022
By Adam Huggins
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
- Hul’qumi’num Name: ayum sqw’iil’muhw
- Description: Evergreen shrub with waxy, deep green leaves. Grows up to 4m height and 2m across when mature. Small, white urn-shaped flowers are followed by blue berries.
- Habitat: Coniferous forests and coastal bluffs
- Harvest: Small blackish blue berries in late summer.
- Edibility: Ripe berries are tasty raw or cooked.
- Fun Fact: This highly versatile shrub makes a beautiful low screen, and is deer-resistant. In spring, its small leaves have red an copper tones.