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Purple Leaf Sand Cherry vs Wentworth Highbush Cranberry

Prunus x cistena

Viburnum trilobum Wentworth

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Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Wentworth Highbush Cranberry

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry provides bright reddish-purple leaves that turn bronze-green in the fall. In the spring, tiny flowers with a pinkish white hue bloom. The flowers are small, but the impact comes from the shrub blossoming all at once.

The Purple leaf sand cherry can be susceptible to pests and diseases in more humid areas; a typical life span is approximately 15 years. Not suitable for a privacy hedge on its own but is often alternated with lilacs. Often used as an accent plant that attracts birds and bees.

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.

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Quick Facts

Wentworth Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Fall colour: brilliant red
Berries: 12mm, edible red berries
Flowers: pinkish
Bark: dark red to purple
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: none



Toxicity: the leaves and seed are slightly toxic

Other Names: purpleleaf sandcherry
Other Names: wentworth redwing cranberry