Vaccinium arboreum
farkleberry, sparkleberry, tree sparkleberry, tree-huckleberry
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, obovate, cuneate, oval
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
0.6 - 10.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Leaf Retention
Semi-evergreen
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Animal Use
Cattle browse lightly during winter but seldom during the growing season. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds.
Natural History
Found in sandy soils in pineywoods, mixed forests, thickets, and coastal scrub-forests of Louisiana and east Texas. It is a common species along streams in the pineywoods of north Louisiana and east and south-central Texas.
Habitat
Sandy soils, in pinelands, open mixed forests, thickets, clearings, fields, coastal scrub forests, dry sandy rocky woods, along wooded streams.