Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry 7 to 9   Virginia to North Carolina to Florida, southern Illinois and Texas - United States Spreading shrub to small tree. 15 to 20 feet high White flowers about 1/4 inch in diameter.   Alternate, simple, obovate to oblong, evergreen to deciduous depending on location, 1/2 to 2” long, about half as wide. Red to crimson.   Exfoliating.     Members of the genus, Vaccinium, generally need an acid soil in the range of pH 4.5 to 5.5 to thrive.

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