Huckleberry, Black Huckleberry

I have a few three year old Gaylussacia baccata plants from Michigan and Mississippi, and they have survived our wet, cool winters here i...Read Moren Washington state in the north Puget Sound area. They are healthy looking during our summer months. The fall colors are beautiful. No berries yet as they are still young. Come this spring, I think I may get a few flowers and berries. However, if you have a rabbit problem, protect these plants; the rabbits love nibbling on the tender growth and stems.

Huckleberries are every bit as tasty as blueberries, maybe sweeter, if you can get to them before the birds do. The fall color is spectac...Read Moreular!

The leaves closely resemble some blueberry species, like highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum, but there's no confusing the berries, which are nearly black.

Shrub with green oval-oblong leaves covered with resin dots that grows from 1-3 feet.Clusters of dull red flowers bloom from May to July....Read MoreFollowed by blue or black berries.This huckleberry is best known for its edible blue or black fruit.The huckleberry are often confused with the blueberry.