Blueberries , the hardy type

[flatwater]

My new cabin site will be at 3400ft about 3/4 of a mile from Canada in Washington State. The growing season will be somewhat shorter then where I'm at now. I'm looking to plant a hardy type blueberry. Any suggestion of what type at that altitude?

[Wesoma]

is British Columbia on the other side?  say Flatwater, in that area, don't you have acres and acres of wild blueberries?  I have some kind of gizmo rake to make picking faster. I am from the mountains and picked a lot of blueberries in my life. But maybe you would be trespassing? I do hope you find a lot of wild ones.

[flatwater]

Wesoma
    I think you are talking about huckleberries and yes they grow wild and make the best jams , jellies and pies. But I'm not  aware of any wild blueberries.
Flatwater

[Wesoma]

so huckleberries and blueberries are not the same? I saw a picture recently of wild blueberries and it said wild blueberries.  They looked so enticing. I like going up to some mountain clearing that is just full of them and making a day of it. If I had wild ones in abundance here I would not bother with cultivated ones. as it is, we planted four bushes. I may have lost one this summer.

 

[flatwater]

Wesoma
   I think they may be cousins. Huckleberrys are so sought after I have seen people go up and make about 37$ a pound for them. There are a lot of them but their not the easiest to pick and between the bears and other pickers the ripe season is pretty short. they grow on short bushes and are a deep purple when ripe. The huckleberrys we had on the coast were pink and grew on tall bushes with a totally different taste.
Flatwater