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Highbush Cranberry vs Northern Red CurrantViburnum trilobum Ribes triste SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON 
Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.
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. HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY QUICK FACTSNORTHERN 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
Fall colour:
red
Berries:
edible red berries
Berries:
small shiny, sour, bright red berries
Flowers:
white clusters
Flowers:
drooping clusters of redish or greenish purple in may-june
Bark:
gray and rough with a scaly texture
Bark:
new green twigs become smooth and reddish brown, bark begins to peel over time
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
medium
Life span:
short
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
none
Pollution tolerance:
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:
swamp red currant
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |