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Vaccinium arboreum is a shrub (rarely a small tree) growing to 3–5 metres (10– 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft), rarely 9 m (30 ft) tall, [citation needed] with a diameter at breast height of up to 35 centimetres (14 in). [4]
Common English names include huckleberry (shared with plants in several other genera) and "dangleberry". Gaylussacia plants are often a component of an oak-heath forest . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are deciduous or evergreen shrubs growing to a height of 0.4–1.8 metres (1 ft 4 in – 5 ft 11 in).
Quercus vacciniifolia (sometimes spelled Q. vaccinifolia), the huckleberry oak, is a member of the Protobalanus section of genus Quercus. [4] It has evergreen foliage, short styles , very bitter acorns that mature in 18 months, and a woolly acorn shell interior.
Faulkner is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. [2] It is home to the Loyola Roman Catholic retreat center. [3] Near here, John Wilkes Booth, assisted by Thomas A. Jones of Huckleberry Farm, was rowed across the Potomac River into Virginia, a week after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
Vaccinium ovatum is a North American species of huckleberry in the heather family commonly known as the evergreen huckleberry, winter huckleberry, cynamoka berry and California huckleberry. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has a large distribution on the Pacific Coast of North America ranging from southern British Columbia to southern California.
Gaylussacia baccata, the black huckleberry, is a common huckleberry found throughout a wide area of eastern North America. Description ...
The phrase "a huckleberry over my persimmon" was used to mean "a bit beyond my abilities". On the other hand, "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of expressing affection or that one is just the right person for a given role. [9] The range of slang meanings of huckleberry in the 19th century was broad, also referring to significant or nice persons.
Gaylussacia dumosa is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names dwarf huckleberry, bush huckleberry, and gopherberry. It is native to eastern North America from Newfoundland to Louisiana and Florida. [2] It occurs along the coastal plain and in the mountains. [3]