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Highbush Cranberry Seeds
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.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 2
Seed Source: Manitoba
Stratification Required: 6 months warm, followed by 2 to 4 months cold
Mature Size: 6 to 12 ft
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Growing details
- Foliage
- Three-lobed, maple-like leaves with red to purple fall colour
- Hardiness reference
- Zones 2-7
- Native range
- North American form from British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south into the northern United States
- Growing site
- Sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
- Pest risk
- Viburnum leaf beetle can severely defoliate susceptible plants
- Flavour reference
- American Highbush Cranberry fruit is described as acidic and tart; European V. opulus can differ strongly
- Pollination
- Described as self-fertile by the cited extension profile
- Identity context
- Currently treated as Viburnum opulus var. americanum, formerly V. trilobum; European V. opulus is an important look-alike
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