Highbush Cranberry vs Silver Leaf Willow - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Silver Leaf Willow

Salix alba sericea

Viburnum trilobum

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Silver Leaf Willow
Highbush Cranberry

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 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.

Silver Leaf Willow Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none


Foliage: narrow-glossy
Fall colour: pale yellow
Bark: yellow-brown
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: white willow
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna