Highbush Cranberry vs Green Alder - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Green Alder

Viburnum trilobum

Alnus alnobetula subsp. crispa

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Highbush Cranberry
Green Alder

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.

Green Alder is a cold hardy, native shrub. It is often planted on infertile sites so it can fix nitrogen from the air and improve the soil quality.

Green Alder is known for its smooth grey bark and attractive shiny green leaves; it is commonly used in reclamation.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Green Alder Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: high


Flowers: white clusters
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes

In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna
Other Names: mountain alder, sitka alder