Highbush Cranberry vs Chippewa Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Chippewa Blueberry

Vaccinium x Chippewa

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum)

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Chippewa Blueberry
Highbush Cranberry

Chippewa Blueberry is the perfect shrub for attracting birds and butterflies. Incredibly cold-hardy, the Chippewa Blueberry is an upright shrub making it easy for harvesting. Known for producing high yields of large blue-colored berries, this blueberry is a favourite for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. As with all blueberries, the Chippewa needs soil with a low pH and high acidity.

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.

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
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)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red and orange
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: edible blue
Berries: edible red berries
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Harvest: July
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, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna