Highbush Cranberry vs Viking Aronia Berry - TreeTime.ca

Highbush Cranberry vs Viking Aronia Berry

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Viburnum trilobum

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Viking Aronia Berry
Highbush Cranberry

Viking Aronia Berry is easy to grow, with black berries that are high in antioxidants. The Viking variety is much more productive than the non cultivar Aronia Berry. The berries can be eaten fresh but are found to be tart and bitter. They are more often used in baking, jams, juices, and wine. They have small, white flowers with a hint of pink that grow evenly on the shrub. The summer foliage turns a very attractive red in the fall.

The Viking Aronia Berry is a self-pollinating plant. Because of its uniformity and high yield, the Viking Aronia Berry is a popular cultivar.

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.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Highbush Cranberry seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.2 m (4 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: small black berries
Berries: edible red berries
Flavor: astringent
Flowers: white
Flowers: white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


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


Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna