Vaccinium arboreum ( also called sparkleberry or farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to south-eastern United States . They are usually found in southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas . Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Nebraska , south to Florida and eastern Texas , and north to Illinois .