Highbush Cranberry vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

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Viburnum trilobum

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Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)
Highbush Cranberry

Eastern White Cedar is a slender growing conifer often used as a decorative tree or a hedge. This tree is an effective privacy screen even in winter and a great long term solution to urban crowding or a drab yard.

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.

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: edible red berries
Flowers: white clusters
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna