Highbush Cranberry vs Silver Leaf Willow - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Silver Leaf Willow

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Highbush Cranberry
Silver Leaf Willow

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.

Native to North America, Silver Leaf Willow has orangish bark and long, silvery grey leaves. Bees and other insects are attracted to its flowers.

Popular as an ornamental tree for parks, it is also used as a shelterbelt species. It may not be as cold hardy as some of the other willow varieties, however.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Silver Leaf Willow Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes
Fall colour: pale yellow
Berries: edible red berries
Flowers: white clusters
Bark: yellow-brown
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: high

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
Other Names: white willow