Highbush Cranberry vs Eastern Red Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Eastern Red Cedar

Viburnum trilobum

Juniperus virginiana

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Highbush Cranberry
Eastern Red Cedar

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 Red Cedar is native to eastern Canada and is actually a variety of juniper, not cedar. Its pyramidal crown, low hanging branches, and dense, compact foliage makes it an ideal windbreak or shelterbelt tree.

Eastern Red Cedar will attract wildlife to your yard and provide food and shelter for multiple varieties of birds. If you are on the east coast looking to create a windbreak, consider Eastern Red Cedar.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Eastern Red Cedar seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Eastern Red Cedar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
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
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none

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