Highbush Cranberry vs Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Amelanchier alnifolia

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum)

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Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Highbush Cranberry

Common Saskatoon is a native shrub that's famous for its great-tasting fruit. The berries are terrific for fresh eating and cooking. The Saskatoon bush itself can be quite large and produces an abundance of fruit. Saskatoons are hardy and can tolerate partial shade and a variety of growing conditions.

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.

Common Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Flowers: white clusters
Berries: purple-blue
Berries: edible red berries
Firmness: firm
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, YT, NT
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: common serviceberry, wild saskatoon, wild serviceberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna