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Highbush Cranberry vs Canadian Buffaloberry

Canadian Buffaloberry

Highbush Cranberry

Shepherdia canadensis

Viburnum trilobum

COMING SOON

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COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Canadian Buffaloberry
Highbush Cranberry

Canadian Buffalo Berry is a native deciduous shrub found throughout North America. This hardy, medium-sized shrub will tolerate poor soil conditions and produces attractive, edible–though very bitter–red fruit.

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.

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Canadian Buffaloberry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: low
Maintenance: low
Pollution tolerance: medium
Pollution tolerance: high


Foliage: dark green with silver undersides
Fall colour: red
Flowers: tiny, red
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: red bitter berries (edible)
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Fuzz/fluff: no
Fuzz/fluff: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: canada buffalo berry, canada buffaloberry, canadian buffaloberry, foam berry, foamberry, russet buffaloberry, soap berry, soapberry, soopolallie
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna
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Ships to Canada: yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships to Canada: yes
Ships to USA: yes

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