Highbush Cranberry vs Russian White Mulberry - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Russian White Mulberry

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Highbush Cranberry
Russian White Mulberry

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.

Russian White Mulberry is a cold hardy and adaptable tree. It is a great choice for the impatient gardener as it reaches its mature height in a short period of time and has an attractive, dense, and rounded form.

Odd looking berries are produced among a backdrop of glossy, deep green foliage. The blackberry-esque berries ripen slowly over the season, ranging in color from white, pink, and purple-violet. While the berries are not well regarded for fresh eating, they have made tasty jams and preserves.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Russian White Mulberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: white clusters
Flowers: white
Berries: edible red berries
Berries: white, tart, nutritious and sweet
Flavor: light sweet taste
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

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