There are highbush and lowbush varieties of blueberry ... Whitestem has almost black berries, while Rocky Mountain has red fruits. Both of these plants have spines and palmate leaves.

Debnath has developed a method to speed up the shrub's growth cycle so more high antioxidant berries can be harvested. The trial is underway in a laboratory in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as at ...