The wild huckleberries of Oregon and Washington&#151;a dwindling resource.

Don Minore

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The wild huckleberries of Oregon and Washington—a dwindling resource.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Don Minore

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-143. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 25 p

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Abstract

An estimated 160,000 acres support huckleberries in Oregon and Washington, but this area is dwindling as trees and shrubs invade the berry fields. Effective vegetation-control methods and huckleberry management techniques have not been developed. However, such techniques are available for the closely related eastern blueberries, and it may be possible to modify these methods for northwestern conditions. Descriptions and an identification key of the 12 northwestern Vaccinium species are given, as well as a literature review.

Keywords

huckleberries, Vaccinium sp, bilberry, blueberry, whortleberry, forest management, forest burning, soils, herbicides, pruning

Citation

Minore, Don. 1972. The wild huckleberries of Oregon and Washington—a dwindling resource. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-143. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 25 p