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Highbush Cranberry Seeds
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Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum) is a native North American shrub with bright red berries and a tart cranberry like flavour. The fruit is especially well suited to jelly.
Despite its common name, Highbush Cranberry is a viburnum related to elderberry rather than a true cranberry.
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Starting this seed
- Warm6 monthsWarm stratification
- Cold2 to 4 monthsCold stratification
- SowAfter the cold stage8 to 10 months from the start
- Seed source
- Manitoba
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- 6 to 12 ft
- What to expect
- A root first, then a pauseThe shoot comes after the cold period
How to stratify seed
Warm stage first. Keep the same bag at room temperature for the warm period shown, then move it to the fridge.
In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.
Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.
The plant these seeds grow into
Growing details
- Native range
- British Columbia east to NewfoundlandAnd south into the northern United States
- Foliage
- Three lobed leaves like a mapleRed to purple in fall
- Flavour
- Acidic and tartEuropean cranberrybush can taste quite different
- Pollination
- Self fertile
- Pests
- Viburnum leaf beetle can strip the leaves
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada