Highbush Cranberry vs Riverbank Grape - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Riverbank Grape

Vitis riparia

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum)

CUSTOM GROW

COMING SOON

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Riverbank Grape
Highbush Cranberry

The Riverbank Grape, also known as the Frost Grape, or Wild Grape, is a cold-hardy variety that produces fragrant white flowers in the spring and then tart, purple grapes late in the summer.

The Riverbank Grape is a vigorous grower that attracts lots of wildlife, who enjoy the fruit and flowers. This plant is native to North America, and is also highly resistant to fungal diseases, making this a great addition to your city gardens. This plant does best with a trellis.

Note: We do not ship grape vines to BC due to regulatory restrictions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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.

Riverbank Grape Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Bark: yellow-red to brown
Flowers: fragrant white
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: purple
Berries: edible red berries
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tart
Harvest: late summer
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: MB, ON, QC, NB
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: frost grape, wild grape
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna