Highbush Cranberry vs Jewel Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Jewel Raspberry

Rubus x Jewel

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Jewel Raspberry
Highbush Cranberry

The Jewel Raspberry is one of the most popular black raspberry varieties, as it is consistently high-yielding and produces large, firm, and sweet berries. This cultivar is among one of the first raspberries to ripen each year, with berries ready for harvest in early to mid summer and is a vigorous grower.

The Jewel Raspberry is self-pollinating, and is a primocane variety meaning that it produces fruit on first years' growth. Prune stalks down each winter or early spring to get higher fruit yields and easier harvesting.

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.

Jewel Raspberry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 4b
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)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: black, large
Berries: edible red berries
Firmness: firm
Harvest: August
Flowers: white clusters
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none


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


Other Names: jewel black raspberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna