Dynamite Goji Berry vs Small Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Dynamite Goji Berry vs Small Cranberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos

Lycium barbarum Dynamite

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Small Cranberry
Dynamite Goji Berry

Small Cranberry is a native evergreen groundcover found in bogs, fens, and wet meadows. It produces delicate pink flowers that attract a variety of pollinators, including bees, and it serves as both a nectar source and host plant for the Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) butterfly. By late summer, the plant bears deep red berries that are eaten by both wildlife and people. With their high pectin content, the berries are well-suited for making jams and jellies.

Often creeping among sphagnum moss, Small Cranberry thrives in cold, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils (pH 2.9–4.7), making it well adapted to northern wetland environments. With its woody stems, it is technically classified as a shrub and often described as a subshrub or dwarf shrub. It is also valuable for wetland restoration and naturalisation projects.

Note: We use Small Cranberry for Vaccinium oxycoccos. This species is also known by many other common names, including Bog Cranberry, Small Bog Cranberry, and others. Please confirm the scientific name to ensure you are ordering the correct plant.

The Dynamite Goji Berry is a thornless cultivar of the Goji Berry known for its hearty, brilliant-red berries. This deciduous perennial produces white/lavender flowers that bloom from June through September, with fruit maturation taking place between August and October. Fruit production typically starts in the second year of growth with maximum production in the fourth and fifth year.

Dynamite Goji Berry berries are delicious, nutrient rich, high in antioxidants, and are often called a super fruit. Many describe their flavour as being like a tart cherry tomato.

Small Cranberry Quick Facts

Dynamite Goji Berry Quick Facts

Zone: 1b
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Growth form: creeping, ground cover
Spreading: rhizomes - medium, layering - medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: small, leathery, evergreen
Foliage: evergreen
Flowers: pink, nodding with reflexed petals
Flowers: lavender
Bloom time: late spring to early summer
Fruit: edible
Berries: small red cranberries, edible
Berries: red
Flavor: tart
Flavor: sweet, tart
Harvest: late summer to fall
Harvest: June - September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: marshberry, small bog cranberry, swamp cranberry
Other Names: goji berry dynamite