Last updated: January 28, 2025
Place
Nightingale Trail - Stop 6 Sparkleberry
NPS photo
Sparkleberry “Vaccinium arboretum”
This small bushy tree hangs over the marker. Its roundish leaves turn red and drop in midwinter. Closely related to the blueberry, its shiny black berries are eaten by raccoon and turkey and deer browse the branches.
This small bushy tree hangs over the marker. Its roundish leaves turn red and drop in midwinter. Closely related to the blueberry, its shiny black berries are eaten by raccoon and turkey and deer browse the branches.