Highbush Cranberry vs Ninebark - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Ninebark

Viburnum trilobum

Physocarpus opulifolius

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Highbush Cranberry
Ninebark

Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.

This shrub, native to much of Canada, is fast growing, and its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce.

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Ninebark Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: edible red berries
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Flowers: white clusters
Flowers: small white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none

In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna