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[Sam Franc <franc@oregonfast.net>]

Ward Barnes wrote:

> Ginda:
>
> I enjoyed your post.  I had not thought of the huckleberry in several
> years.
>   We used to pick and eat what we called the huckleberry in North
> Florida.
> It grew wild in the woods, head tall in dappled shade in very sandy
> soil,
> slightly sweet in taste with an open eye on the dark purple fruit.
>

I think your huckleberry is not the one Ginda is trying.
Hers is a west coast evergreen one, V ovatum.
I think the one you are thinking of is V. ashei.
Sam, Oregon Coast


 

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