Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum
Español: Durián
Specimen shrub. Fine foliage. Does well adjacent to structures or woods.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Considertions

Requires acid soil.

Wildlife

Attracts many pollinators--is important to native bees.

Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.

Habitat

Dry sites. Upland mixed forests, sandhill, flatwoods, scrub.

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