Highbush Cranberry (bundle of 25)

Name
Highbush Cranberry
Scientific Name
Viburnum Trilobum
Wildlife Value
Good
Average height
10'
Origin
Native
Shade Tolerance
Tolerant
Drought Tolerance
Fair
Growth Rate
Moderate
Fruit
Berry-like drupes
Special Characteristics
White Flowers
Seedling Size
6" to 12"
 
General Description
A large, leggy, poorly branched native shrub found in wooded, usually moist areas, competing with the rest of the underbrush. In cultivation it may assume a fully branched, reasonably dense form. Excellent orange-red fall color and red edible fruits that ripen in late summer to early fall..
 
Pests
No Major pest problems. Occasional injury by dogwood borers.
 
Uses
Conservation/Windbreaks - Medium to large shrub for farmstead windbreaks and riparian plantings.