Vaccinium elliottii Canopy Trees Notable traits: architectural foliage

Notable traits: architectural foliage

a fine evergreen for a coastal or Mediterranean-style planting in zones 7 to 9

for whatever gnat or late fly is still working

fine-textured foliage gives structure to sunny borders

and gardeners can steer the color with sulfur or lime

Vaccinium elliottii Canopy Trees Notable traits: architectural foliageElliott's blueberry is one of the finest of the wild Southern blueberries, a tall, multi stemmed deciduous native reaching up to ten feet, with slender twigs and small, glossy green leaves. The species honors Stephen Elliott, the early nineteenth century South Carolina botanist whose Sketch of the Botany of South Carolina and Georgia remains a landmark of Southern natural history. The old country name mayberry nods to the fruit, which ripens early,