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***SPRING PLANTING RECOMMENDED - Mulch over 1/4'' with woodchips or leaves. Keep from drying out.
Latin name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Common names: bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry, red bearberry, bilberry, bear's grape, barren myrtle
Mature height: groundcover
Soil/Climate: Prefers sand or well drained gravelly light loam. Sun or partial shade.
Notes: Evergreen. Ground cover, up to 5 feet across. Eliptical, shiny, dark green leaves. Red or pink fruit that holds throughout the winter.
Wildlife: Necter is popular with hummingbirds. Fruit is eaten by ruffed grouse.
Cold Stream Farm supplies Bearberry shrubs which are grown as bare root seedlings and transplants and sold both wholesale and retail with no minimum order
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