Highbush Cranberry vs Bracted Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Bracted Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (Viburnum trilobum)

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Bracted Honeysuckle
Highbush Cranberry

Bracted Honeysuckle is a shade loving shrub that is distinguishable from other honeysuckles by its square stem and pointed leaves. Native to most of North America, this honeysuckle is found along swamps, rivers, riparian zones and moist wooded areas.

If you have a erosion control project in mind, consider Bracted Honeysuckle.

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.

Bracted Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Flowers: white clusters
Berries: shiny, purple-black berries produced in pairs
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NU
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: bearberry honeysuckle, black twinberry, twinberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna