Gaylussacia brachycera Box huckleberry (Ericaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Gaylussacia brachycera
Box huckleberry
Evergreen shrub
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The Gaylussacia brachycera plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Delaware and Pennsylvania to Virginia. It is a member of the Ericaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Box huckleberry. Some home gardeners know the variety as Vaccinium brachycerum. V. buxifolium.

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Latin Name:  Gaylussacia brachycera
Common Name:  Box huckleberry
Family:  Ericaceae
Author:  (Michx.)Gray.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.45   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  On slopes and in dry sandy woods[43] on dry acidic sandy soils[200].

Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame[200]. Stored seed requires 1 month warm stratification followed by 2 months cold[113]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of lime-free compost and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer when they are at least 15cm tall. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[200]. Layering. Division in spring.

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