Highbush Cranberry vs Birch Leaf Spirea - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Birch Leaf Spirea

Spiraea betulifolia

Viburnum trilobum

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Highbush Cranberry

Birch Leaf Meadowsweet is a small, rounded shrub, reaching 3 to 4 feet high.

In the early summer, white flowers emerge with dark green foliage. Come fall, birch-like leaves turn a kaleidoscope of red, orange, and purple adding seasonal interest.

Native to Japan and Eastern Asia, this dwarf shrub attracts butterflies and is an excellent option for the front row of a shrub border.

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.

Birch Leaf Spirea Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: edible red berries
Flowers: white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
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: birch leaf meadowsweet, shiny leaf spirea, white spirea
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna