Vaccinium arboreum Bill Cawthon 'Hoskins Shadow' is a standout

'Hoskins Shadow' is a standout among the named forms: a dense

and other pollinators work the flowers steadily

lit by the gold variegation and dotted in fall with bright red berries that hold into winter

or collector's garden

Vaccinium arboreum Bill Cawthon 'Hoskins Shadow' is a standoutVaccinium arboreum, the sparkleberry, is the giant of the blueberry clan, a large shrub or small tree native across the southeastern and south central United States, from Virginia to Florida and west to Texas. The species name arboreum means tree like, and an old specimen earns it, rising to twenty or twenty five feet on a gnarled, contorted frame. The folk names sparkleberry and farkleberry both nod to the small, glossy, glinting black fruits, and