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  • From: rick valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
  • To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Western Huckleberry: Vaccinium Ovatum
  • Date: Mon, 26 Mar 01 11:57:08 -0700

>V. ovatum generally has
>pretty small berries that take an awful lot of work to pick and they tend to
>be a bit dry. Even if the plants do well, you'll likely wind up leaving
>them for the birds before long. The evergreen foliage is nice (it's often
>used by florists for greens) and it gets a bronzy look in cold weather. It
>DOES grow in partial shade - it's a common understory plant in the Pacific
>NW.
Which is to say that there hasn't really been an attempt to select the
best yet; At their best, they're easy to pick and delicious, with great
potential for shelf-life. So far they're primarily an edible landscaping
plant, but could be more than that.
-Rick


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