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Blueberry is a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. [ 1 ] Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) and cultivated (highbush)—are all native to North America.
Cyanococcus angustifolium (Aiton) Rydb. Vaccinium nigrum (Alph. Wood) Britton. Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly known as the wild lowbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry native to eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States. It is the most common commercially used wild blueberry and is considered the "low sweet" berry.
Vaccinium corymbosum is a deciduous shrub growing to 1.8–3.7 metres (6–12 ft) tall and wide. It is often found in dense thickets. The dark glossy green leaves are elliptical and up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long. In autumn, the leaves turn to a brilliant red, orange, yellow, and/or purple. [3][4] The flowers are long bell- or urn-shaped white ...
Michigan’s hop production dropped from 720 acres harvested in 2017 to 380 acres in 2022 and 2023, according to the latest report from Hop Growers of America. Today, seven hop farms remain in ...
Georgia is well-known as the Peach State, but since 1949 plant breeders at UGA have been on a blue streak, bringing more than 50 blueberry varieties to market. ... bringing more than 50 blueberry ...
State pie. Apple pie, required by law to be served with: a glass of cold milk, a slice of cheddar cheese weighing a minimum of 1/2 ounce, or. a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. 1999 [108][109] State vegetable. Gilfeather Turnip.
The National Blueberry Festival, also known as the South Haven Blueberry Festival, is held in South Haven, Michigan every year in August.It is annually hosted every second weekend in the Month of August. [ 1] It is one of the longest-running blueberry festivals in the United States and began calling itself a national festival in 1969.
Vaccinium caesariense is a native perennial plant in the Eastern United States, and is especially prominent in the New Jersey area, hence its common name New Jersey blueberry. [2] It is found in the coastal states from Florida to New Hampshire, almost always in wetlands. [2][3] Some of its native habitats include pine barrens, upland meadows ...