The showy, reddish spring flowers on Black Huckleberry give way to delicious blue-black fruits, ripe for the picking all summer long.
 
     Birds and mammals also go for the berries, which bear a resemblance to blueberries, and bees and other pollinators enjoy the nectar.  Black Huckleberry also is a larval host to Henry's Elfin. 
 
     The berries are edible raw or cooked, making Black Huckleberry a great choice as a hedge or addition to a food forest.