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Plant Profile: Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Karen September 17, 2025 0 Comments

This deciduous shrub is known by several names including blue huckleberry and swamp huckleberry and is a member of the heath family, Ericaceae, that also includes heather, cranberries, and azaleas.…

Shrubs

Deciduous Shrubs with Colorful Autumn Foliage

Karen August 31, 2021 0 Comments

We often associate fall color with trees but there are some outstanding deciduous shrubs that provide impressive displays of yellow, orange, red and purple foliage to the autumn scene. True,…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Cranberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus)

Karen February 5, 2019 0 Comments

Native to the mountains of southwestern China, this deciduous shrub grows 2-3’ tall with a spread of 3-6’. Its arching reddish branches grow in a herringbone pattern and carry ¾”…

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