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Russian White Mulberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry

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Redwing Highbush Cranberry
Russian White Mulberry

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.

Russian White Mulberry is a cold hardy and adaptable tree. It is a great choice for the impatient gardener as it reaches its mature height in a short period of time and has an attractive, dense, and rounded form.

Odd looking berries are produced among a backdrop of glossy, deep green foliage. The blackberry-esque berries ripen slowly over the season, ranging in color from white, pink, and purple-violet. While the berries are not well regarded for fresh eating, they have made tasty jams and preserves.

Redwing Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Russian White Mulberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: red tips on leaves
Fall colour: red/orange
Flowers: white, pinwheel shaped
Flowers: white
Berries: small, red
Berries: white, tart, nutritious and sweet
Flavor: sour
Flavor: light sweet taste
Harvest: late August-February
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no