Huckleberry is a small, round fruit that grows on a shrub. Huckleberries are black, blue, or red and contain many hard seeds. They ripen in late summer and are used in pies and jams. Huckleberry plants grow 2 to 13 feet (0.6 to 4 meters) tall and sprout white, greenish-white, red, or reddish-green flowers.
The most common huckleberries are black huckleberries. They grow wild across eastern North America. They thrive in partly shaded areas in peaty or sandy soil. Blue huckleberries, the sweetest type, are found chiefly along the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the United States. They grow in moist, peaty soil. Blue huckleberries are nicknamed tangleberries or dangleberries because of their long, arching stalks. Evergreen huckleberries, also called shot huckleberries, are common along the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada. Florists use its leaves and branches.
