Red Elderberry vs Wentworth Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Red Elderberry vs Wentworth Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum Wentworth

Sambucus racemosa

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Wentworth Highbush Cranberry
Red Elderberry

Wentworth Highbush Cranberry is an ample producer that will make you think of the perfect cranberry sauce when you see it. Its huge fruit is delectable in jellies and sauces. In the spring it bears clusters of white flowers, contrasted against green vegetation that turns a rich red in the fall. Magnificent in garden borders or mass planting, you’ll appreciate your cranberry on your table and in your yard.

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

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

Wentworth Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: brilliant red
Berries: 12mm, edible red berries
Berries: bright red berries
Flowers: white
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Toxicity: toxic to humans
Other Names: wentworth redwing cranberry
Other Names: red elder