Top Hat Blueberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Top Hat Blueberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry

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Redwing Highbush Cranberry
Top Hat Blueberry

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.

Top Hat Blueberry is ideal for decks, patios, and small yards. This compact blueberry produces loads of good tasting berries early in the summer. This variety's berries are well suited for baking.

While Top Hat Blueberry is self-pollinating, we recommend pairing it with another suitable blueberry to increase the berry production of both varieties.

We recommend planting Top Hat Blueberry into the ground or into planters that have at least 5 gallons of soil per plant for the best results. Do not plant them into pots (voids your guarantee).

Note: Blueberries require very specific soil conditions. They need well-drained soil with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0. If the starting pH of your soil is between 5.1 and 6.2 you can lower it by adding sulfur. We recommend against planting blueberries in soil with a starting pH greater than 6.2. Please do your own research before buying any blueberry plants.

Redwing Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Top Hat Blueberry Quick Facts

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


Foliage: red tips on leaves
Fall colour: red/orange
Fall colour: orange-red
Flowers: white, pinwheel shaped
Berries: small, red
Berries: large clusters of blue berries
Fruit size: medium
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sour
Flavor: good
Harvest: late August-February
Harvest: early to mid summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no