Pin Cherry vs Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Pin Cherry vs Highbush Cranberry

Prunus pensylvanica

Viburnum trilobum

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NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

Pin Cherry
Highbush Cranberry

Pin Cherry is a small tree that produces clusters of white blossoms in spring followed by bright red berries that ripen through the summer. The attractive red color of the leaves in the fall is an added bonus.

The fruit is quite sour when eaten fresh but is excellent when cooked into jam or jelly. Birds love the berries and will be attracted to your property.

Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.

This shrub, native to much of Canada, is fast growing, and its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce.

Pin Cherry Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: very bright orangish-red
Bark: reddish brown bark has an attractive appearance in the winter
Flowers: white
Flowers: white clusters
Fruit: clusters of edible, red cherries often used for jams and jellies
Berries: clusters of edible, red cherries often used for jams and jellies
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, NT, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: bird cherry, fire cherry, pincherry, red cherry, wild red cherry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna