Wild blueberries the low bush, can they be propagated?

We love Wymans wild blueberries and they grow in Maine which I’ve heard is like the east coast version of western Washington as far as climate.

Has anyone had any luck transplanting or starting these ancient wild varieties in their own food forest. I’ve hiked up to Anderson Glacier and there is a carpet of the wildbluberries as far as the eye can see. As a landscaper and permie i would rather use wild blueberries as a ground cover in landscapes.

I’ve tried from seed and transplants with no luck. Has anyone had success with moving wild blueberries out of their ancient homes and into your forest garden??

I have successfuly propogated wild blue berries into my home garden. I actualy recieved my first cuttings from the USDA plant stock from a local lake that they identified as the Hosmere Lake variety.  So I went out and harvested my own cuttings next time we went kayaking the area. Not a forest garden but I wouldn't hesitate to establish them and then once they were bigger and  move them to a forest garden. Those plants I do put out in my forested area I set up a 5 gallon moveable drip irrigator that I leave and refill during initial transplant and remove once it appears that it is taking.

Just one datum: I bought a bag of frozen Wyman lowbush blueberries, blended half the bag, decanted the gunk, and planted the seeds. I got 0% germination.

Christopher Weeks wrote:Just one datum: I bought a bag of frozen Wyman lowbush blueberries, blended half the bag, decanted the gunk, and planted the seeds. I got 0% germination.

We make heavy metal detox smoothies every day which the main ingredient is wild blueberries for months I was pouring the thousands of seeds left after rinsing the blender each day in the same place never got one to spout. Even on worm castings.

I’m glad there is lower elevation varieties I was worried I had to do a 16 mile hike to get to them (Anderson glacier) WA.

Robert Ray wrote:I have successfuly propogated wild blue berries into my home garden. I actualy recieved my first cuttings from the USDA plant stock from a local lake that they identified as the Hosmere Lake variety.  So I went out and harvested my own cuttings next time we went kayaking the area. Not a forest garden but I wouldn't hesitate to establish them and then once they were bigger and  move them to a forest garden. Those plants I do put out in my forested area I set up a 5 gallon moveable drip irrigator that I leave and refill during initial transplant and remove once it appears that it is taking.

Where is this lake just wondering zone wise. I’m 8b

Hosmer Lake is just outside of Bend Oregon on the  western cusp off the Cascades, zone 3. It's really an interesting lake primordal black water at the soft landing,, no mmotorized boats allowed, Thousands of lilly pads then turning to absolutely crystal clear water.

Robert Ray wrote:Hosmer Lake is just outside of Bend Oregon on the  western cusp off the Cascades, zone 3. It's really an interesting lake primordal black water at the soft landing,, no mmotorized boats allowed, Thousands of lilly pads then turning to absolutely crystal clear water.

Zone 3 hmm
I wonder if that’s why they didn’t take here.

Robert Ray wrote:Hosmer Lake is just outside of Bend Oregon on the  western cusp off the Cascades, zone 3. It's really an interesting lake primordal black water at the soft landing,, no mmotorized boats allowed, Thousands of lilly pads then turning to absolutely crystal clear water.

I’ll have to bring the family here and see what it’s like in that microclimate maybe I can mirror the area a little with help

On a side note, I have just been given a huckleberry pie by a customer. It's huckleberry season now.

Robert Ray wrote:On a side note, I have just been given a huckleberry pie by a customer. It's huckleberry season now.

A customer paid me to take out 5 huge huckleberry bushes… they’re in pots at my house now 😂🤣 it’s Epic what you can get for free from customers. Love my job. Never gotten a pie tho really good people.