Common Blueberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Common Blueberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry

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Common Blueberry
Redwing Highbush Cranberry

Common Blueberry is an August maturing berry that is wonderfully flavorful and contain more antioxidants by volume than the highbush varieties.
They'll give your baked goods a wonderful pop of flavor.

It isn't as large, pretty, or high yielding as the other varieties we carry. But Common Blueberry is one of the only blueberries that will survive in plant hardiness zones 1A to 2B.

Note: Blueberries require very specific soil conditions. They need well-drained soil with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0.

The Redwing Highbush Cranberry is a dense multi-stemmed shrub that blooms with white pinwheel shaped flowers in spring. It produces small, red, and edible berries in late summer. Its leaves are green, but the tips become more saturated with red throughout the season, and then turn a stunning crimson colour in the fall.

The Redwing Highbush Cranberry makes a good addition to any urban garden or hedge, and its berries are commonly used to liven up preserves with their tart flavor.

Common Blueberry Quick Facts

Redwing Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Foliage: red tips on leaves
Fall colour: yellow, orange, and red
Fall colour: red/orange
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, pinwheel shaped
Berries: blue
Berries: small, red
Firmness: medium
Flavor: tart
Flavor: sour
Harvest: late summer
Harvest: late August-February
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: canadian blueberry, sourtop blueberry, velvetleaf blueberry, velvetleaf huckleberry