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Balsors Blackberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum JN Select

Rubus fruticosus Balsors

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Redwing Highbush Cranberry
Balsors Blackberry

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.

The Balsors Blackberry is a cold-hardy variety that produces very large, sweet and juicy blackberries late in the summer. They are great for baking and fresh eating.

Balsors Blackberry are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn’t require a second plant nearby to set fruit.

Redwing Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Balsors Blackberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: red tips on leaves
Fall colour: red/orange
Bark: has thorns
Flowers: white, pinwheel shaped
Berries: small, red
Berries: black
Fruit size: large
Firmness: soft
Flavor: sour
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: late August-February
Harvest: August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: balsors hardy blackberry, illinois blackberry