Highbush Cranberry vs Patriot Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Patriot Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Patriot

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum)

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Patriot Blueberry
Highbush Cranberry

The Patriot Blueberry offers the largest fruit of all the early season blueberries and thrives in an acidic soil with a low pH. With fruit that can easily grow to the size of a quarter, you'll be known for having the largest blueberries for miles. The Patriot Blueberry is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserving. Cold hardy and self-pollinating, the Patriot Blueberry is also resistant to root rot.

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.

Patriot Blueberry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
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
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red to deep red
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: edible blue
Berries: edible red berries
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, mild
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: patriot highbush blueberry, patriot northern highbush blueberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna