Highbush Cranberry vs Northern Red Currant - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Northern Red Currant

Viburnum trilobum

Ribes triste

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Highbush Cranberry
Northern Red Currant

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.

The Northern Red Currant is also known as the Swamp Red currant due to its preference for moist soil. As long as the soil is wet, this shrub can live in any degree of sunlight.

The currant itself is a bright red-purple berry enjoyed by many animals and some people for its sour flavour, similar to garden red currants. The flowers of this shrub are tiny and red or greenish-purple.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Northern Red Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: edible red berries
Berries: shiny, sour, bright red
Flowers: white clusters
Flowers: reddish or greenish purple
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
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
Other Names: swamp red currant