Lowbush Blueberry

The Lowbush Blueberry is a species of blueberry native to eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States, growing as far south as West Virginia and west to the Great Lakes region, Minnesota and Manitoba.

The Vaccinium angustifolium plant is fire-tolerant and its numbers often increase in an area following a forest fire. Traditionally, blueberry growers burn their fields every few years to get rid of shrubs and fertilize the soil. In Acadian French, a blueberry field is known as a “brûlis” (from brûlé, burnt) because of that technique, which is still in use.

The lowbush blueberry is the state fruit of Maine.

Type

Flora

Scientific Name

Vaccinium angustifolium

Location

The lowbush blueberry is native to eastern and central Canada (from Manitoba to Newfoundland) and the northeastern United States, growing as far south as the Great Smoky Mountains and west to the Great Lakes region.

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_angustifolium