Sparkleberry Research Paper

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Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboretum
Native
Range: Sparkleberry can be found throughout the southeastern United States. Sparkleberry can be found in dry forests, thickets, right-of-ways, and recently disturbed plantations, acid to calcareous soils, and throughout sandy and rocky soils.
Description: Sparkleberry is a small tardily-deciduous shrub. This shrub can reach heights of up to 10 meters. This plant can be single or multi-stemmed trunk. The stems are usually round in cross-section and sometimes zigzagged. The color of the stem is brownish-gray to shiny brown with light dots. The bark is grayish-brown and sometimes a tint of purple. The leaves are an evergreen, alternate, thick, and oval shape. The margins are evenly or finely toothed with

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