Ninebark vs Lowbush Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Ninebark vs Lowbush Blueberry

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Lowbush Blueberry
Ninebark

Lowbush Blueberry, commonly known as the Wild Lowbush Blueberry, is often wild-harvested and thrives in low pH acidic soil. This early low-bush blueberry produces white and pink bell-shaped flowers in the spring. Its fruit is smaller in size than high bush blueberry plants and is more flavourful with an intense blueberry taste-masking it perfect for fresh eating, baking, and preserves.

Note: Blueberries require very specific soil conditions. They need well-drained soil with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0. If the starting pH of your soil is between 5.1 and 6.2 you can lower it by adding sulfur. We recommend against planting blueberries in soil with a starting pH greater than 6.2. Please do your own research before buying any blueberry plants.

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

Lowbush Blueberry Quick Facts

Ninebark Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Flowers: white, pink tinged, bell shaped
Flowers: small white clusters
Berries: edible blue
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB
Other Names: late lowbush blueberry, late sweet blueberry, wild lowbush blueberry