I planted my bushes in soil amended for vege gardening (oops #1) where they get up to 9 hours summer sun (maybe oops #2). They are 4 years old and are under 2 feet tall. Yes, they were labeled as high-bush, not low-bush varieties, york and legacy.
The house behind us has several bushes, that are prolific, but the neighbors sold out before I planted mine, so I can't collaborate with them. Theirs are shaded, resulting in more like 6 hours of sun, but planted in the open, not as an understory.I thought to move them to less sun. I'm new to permaculture, and don't know which area might have the right nutrients. I have spots near pine (heavy shade all day, probably a baaad choice), oak (dappled to partial P.M. sun), cottonwood (part A.M. shade), elm (part P.M. shade), or maple (part P.M. shade). The whole place is heavy clay, acidic down to the well water, so next to the pines should not be necessary. Each location does drain well.
Perhaps I have permanently dwarfed these plants and should start over?