{"product_id":"kinnikinnick-u-u-massachusetts","title":"Kinnikinnick 'Massachusetts' \/ Bearberry","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKinnikinnick 'Massachusetts' \/ Bearberry\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKinnikinnick uva ursi 'Massachusetts'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEricaceae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultivar of Spokane Native species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun-Shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6\"-1’ tall x 3’-6' wide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrought Tolerant: High\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvergreen: yes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlower Color: pink-tinged white (April - June) followed by bright red berries in the fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWildlife Value: birds, butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and mammals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e'Massachusetts' is a widely grown, cold-hardy cultivar of straight kinnikinnick, selected and developed at Oregon State University, and prized for its especially flat, tidy growth habit and reliable fruit production. It forms a dense, weed-suppressing evergreen mat and thrives in the poor, sandy, well-drained, acidic-to-neutral soils typical of Spokane's dry sites, with excellent cold hardiness well suited to eastern Washington winters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSmall, glossy, leathery evergreen leaves turn attractive shades of bronze to red in cold weather, forming a dense, low mat that hugs the ground closely and evenly. Clusters of small, pink-blushed white, urn-shaped flowers in spring give way to bright red berries that persist into winter, adding multi-season color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKinnikinnick berries are an important food source for bears (hence \"bearberry\") and numerous bird species, especially through the winter months when other food is scarce, and the spring flowers are a reliable early bee resource. Ethnobotanically, kinnikinnick is one of the most significant plants of the Pacific Northwest and Plains tribes: its dried leaves were, and still are, a traditional smoking-blend ingredient (the word \"kinnikinnick\" itself comes from an Algonquian term for a smoking mixture), often combined with tobacco or other herbs for ceremonial use, and the berries, though mealy, were eaten fresh or dried by many communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn excellent, reliably cold-hardy evergreen groundcover for slopes, rock gardens, parking strips, and other dry, sunny to partly shaded sites where weed suppression and low maintenance matter. Because it's a selected form rather than wild-collected stock, expect slightly more uniform growth and fruiting than straight species plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-99157b4c-7fff-d99f-c69e-690f5b1152f9\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/5440\/9961\/files\/Screenshot_2025-11-28_062652.png?v=1764340041\" alt=\"\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loen","offers":[{"title":"1 gallon pot","offer_id":51620983013609,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/5440\/9961\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-04164819.png?v=1785887327","url":"https:\/\/www.tanagergreenhouse.com\/products\/kinnikinnick-u-u-massachusetts","provider":"Tanager, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}