Partridgeberry, or turkeyberry, is an evergreen vine that grows under trees in acidic soil where almost nothing else survives. It has shallow roots so it won't compete with the tree, produces red edible berries that feed wildlife, and spreads as a ground cover in deep shade.
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Hey everyone, it's Bailey with TN Nursery, and today I'm showing you some partridgeberry. We call them turkeyberry where we're from, but these are partridgeberry, and they're an evergreen vining plant that grows in the shade, and they like acidic soil. You see these pine needles? I'm in under a big old pine tree, and pines put off acidic, uh, soil because of their needles and stuff. And these partridgeberries have cute little red berries. Look, and you can eat them. Them won't hurt you a bit. They're just full water and, uh, seeds. But let me see if I can't show you a seed. See them seeds in there? They're a really, really beneficial plant. They feed, uh, turkeys. That's why we call them turkey berries up here, cuz wherever you see these, you'll see turkeys. And, uh, they're an evergreen vining plant that's like a ground cover, and they're hardly ever used in landscapes because people don't know about them. But And that's why I wanted to show you these today, because they're such a unique, uh, beautiful evergreen ground cover that you can't go wrong with having in your garden. They do really good in shady spots where you can't get nothing to grow. These will grow at the base of trees because the roots are really, really shallow. They got really shallow little roots, and, uh, you can't go wrong planting these. Let me see if I can't pull one up so I can show you better. Oh yeah, there it comes. They grow like this, see? Vine. And here's the roots. See how shallow them roots are? They grow perfect beneath trees because beneath the trees them roots don't go deep enough for the trees to suck the nutrients out of them. So they do good around trees. See, here's a tree right here. You see those Parker's Berry growing beneath it? And I believe I've seen some over here. See, they do good beneath trees. And a lot of people look for plants that'll do good beneath trees. And if you have pine thicket, that is the plant for you. We got them right now, buy one get one free tan-nursery.net. They're a beautiful ground cover.
