Wild Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

Family: Ericaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Creeping low woody shrub blanketing acidic northern barrens and granite ridges. Produces small, dusty sky-blue berries bursting with wild fruit intensity.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Berries, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Vastly more intense, complex, sweet, and tangy than giant cultivated commercial highbush blueberries. — Devoured fresh straight from the low bush; Baked into traditional Down East Maine wild blueberry pies; Simmered into blueberry preserves with maple syrup; Leaves dried for medicinal blood-sugar regulating tea

Habitat & North American Range

Acidic rocky outcrops, sandy pine barrens, peat bogs, and post-burn northern landscapes. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)