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Common Blueberry vs ThimbleberryVaccinium myrtilloides Rubus parviflorus SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
Common Blueberry is an August maturing berry that is wonderfully flavorful and contain more antioxidants by volume than the highbush varieties. Thimbleberry is an ornamental shrub with large, green maple-like-leaves. Flowers are attractive, fragrant, and turn into red-raspberry-like berries. The berries are good for jams, cakes, breads, muffins etc. If you remove the berry, the core resembles a thimble, giving this shrub its namesake. COMMON BLUEBERRY QUICK FACTSTHIMBLEBERRY QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
yellow, orange, and red
Fall colour:
gold
Firmness:
medium
Flavor:
tart
Harvest:
late summer
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
high
Other Names:
canadian blueberry, sourtop blueberry, velvetleaf blueberry, velvetleaf huckleberry
Other Names:
thimbleberry, western thimbleberry
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