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''V. arboreum'' can grow in medium to coarse textured soils.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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The species has a medium tolerance to drought and is tolerant of shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''V. arboreum'' largly blooms in April and May. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>
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Fruit begins to develop in summer and lasts to fall. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''V. arboreum'' has a medium tolerance of fire.  <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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Revision as of 15:53, 29 May 2018

Vaccinium arboreum
Vaccinium arboreum IWF.jpg
Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: V. arboreum
Binomial name
Vaccinium arboreum
Marshall
VACC ARBO DIST.JPG
Natural range of Vaccinium arboreum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: V. arboreum var. glaucescens (Greene)

Variety: Batodendron arboreum (Marshall)

Description

V. arboreum is a perennial shrub/tree of the Ericaceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

V. arboreum is found throughout the southeastern United States, as far west as Texas and as far north as Illinois. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

V. arboreum can grow in medium to coarse textured soils.[1]

The species has a medium tolerance to drought and is tolerant of shade. [1]

Phenology

V. arboreum largly blooms in April and May. [2]

Fruit begins to develop in summer and lasts to fall. [1]

Fire ecology

V. arboreum has a medium tolerance of fire. [1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes