264 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY—SWAMP BLUEBERRY 
HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY 
Vaccinium corymbosum 
ForM 
A shrub 5’-10’ in height, furnishing 
jate blueberries found in the mar- 
ets. 
LEAVES 
Variable in shape and size. Mostly 
smooth and inclined to taper toward 
each end. Margins of leaves plain. 
FRUIT 
Large, black or dark purple in color 
with slightly acid flavor. Ripen in 
August and September. 
RANGE 
Found in acid swamps and pastures 
from Canada to Florida. 
Fig. 55.—Leaf and fruit of highbush blueberry. 
