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Friday - May 28, 2010

From: Waverly, GA
Region: Southeast
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: May I send a blueberry picture for ID?
Answered by: Jimmy Mills

QUESTION:

May I send a digital photo of plant for confirmation that it is a wild blueberry?

ANSWER:

Most assuredly!

Go to our Plant Identification page and follow the instructions for submitting imsges. We'll do our best to come up with an identification.

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