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Highbush Cranberry vs Witch Hazel
Viburnum opulus var. americanum (Viburnum trilobum)
Hamamelis virginiana
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.
Witch Hazel is a deciduous shrub, or small tree, with a short trunk, bearing numerous spreading, crooked branches.
The seeds grow in a long, wooden pod with two to four seeds per pod. Upon ripening, the pods burst, firing the seeds up to 30km an hour.
The leaf and bark extract of Witch Hazel has been used as a remedy to common ailments such as inflammation, bruises and much more for many centuries.
Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts
Witch Hazel Quick Facts
In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)

