Cranberry - Highbush

A hardy native species that is not a cranberry, but is actually related to elderberry. Attractive, white lacecap flowers in the spring turn into round, red, tart berries in the fall. The berries should not be eaten until ripe and taste better after a frost

It grows as an attractive, fairly dense, rounded shrub. The leaves are maple-shaped, start out with a reddish tinge and turn yellow, followed by red-purple in the fall. Consistent producer. Prefers average to moist soils and some shade. Can tolerate clay soils. Also known as American Highbush Cranberry.

Harvest: mid to late summer
Pollinators: Better fruit set with another Viburnum
Zone: 2
Light: Part Shade
Height: 4 m Width: 2.7 m
Suckers: Minimal
Deer Resistant: Some
Drought Resistant: No
Latin: Viburnum trilobum