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Gaylussacia dumosa - (Andrews.)Torr.&A.Gray.

Common Name Dwarf Huckleberry
Family Ericaceae
USDA hardiness 5-9
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Dry barrens and pinelands[43] near the coast[11].
Range Eastern N. America - Newfoundland to Florida and Louisiana.
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Weed Potential No
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Fully Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf Huckleberry


William S. Justice @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf Huckleberry
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 696.

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Gaylussacia dumosa is a deciduous Shrub growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower in June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Lasiococcus dumosus. Vaccinium dumosum. V. hirtellum.

Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:

Fruit - raw or cooked and used as a pie filling etc[3, 62, 183]. Juicy and deliciously spicy[183]. Watery and insipid[235], though commonly eaten according to another report[177]. Not much valued[11]. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter[235].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Requires a lime-free moist peaty soil, thriving in sun or part shade[1, 182]. Prefers a sandy soil[11]. Succeeds in wetter soils than other members of this genus[200]. Plants are hardy to about -15°c[200]. A very ornamental[1] and freely suckering shrub[182].

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Propagation

Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame[200]. Stored seed requires 1 month warm stratification followed by 2 months cold[113]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of lime-free compost and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer when they are at least 15cm tall. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[200]. Layering. Division in spring.

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Found In

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North America*, USA,

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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