Highbush Cranberry vs Balsors Blackberry - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Balsors Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus Balsors

Viburnum trilobum

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Balsors Blackberry
Highbush Cranberry

The Balsors Blackberry is a cold-hardy variety that produces very large, sweet and juicy blackberries late in the summer. They are great for baking and fresh eating.

Balsors Blackberry are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn’t require a second plant nearby to set fruit.

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.

Balsors Blackberry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: black
Berries: edible red berries
Fruit size: large
Firmness: soft
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: August
Flowers: white clusters
Bark: has thorns
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: balsors hardy blackberry, illinois blackberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna