Beaked Hazelnut vs Lowbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Beaked Hazelnut vs Lowbush Cranberry

Viburnum edule

Corylus cornuta

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Lowbush Cranberry
Beaked Hazelnut

Lowbush Cranberry is a short, deciduous shrub native to North America. Its white flowers bear sour but edible fruit that ripens to a brilliant red in fall. Lowbush Cranberry's small size makes it suitable for urban use; buyers will also find it useful if trying to reclaim land back to its original species or when landscaping with native species in damp conditions.

Beaked Hazelnut is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to North America.

It features smooth, grey bark and edible nuts. Beaked Hazelnut prefers a rich sandy-clay loam but will grow on poorer sites, and can be used as an understory shrub.

Note: You want more than one hazelnut to improve yields.

Lowbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Beaked Hazelnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Flowers: white
Berries: red, edible
Nuts: small, wildlife attracting
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: high bush cranberry, highbush cranberry, mooseberry, moosomin, pembina, pimbina, squashberry
Other Names: beaked hazel