• Red American highbush cranberry berries with autumn foliage
  • Representative highbush cranberry growing or flowering in a garden
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Highbush Cranberry

Highbush Cranberry

Cultivar & Origin

Highbush cranberry is offered as seed-grown species stock. We identify this stock as Viburnum trilobum.

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Why We Grow It

Highbush cranberry has a long history as an Indigenous food plant across its North American range. Its tart fruit adds another preserving crop to a moist hedge, while flowers, cover and persistent berries support wildlife. It can take a useful place in the shrub layer of successional agroforestry.

How the Plant Grows

An upright, multi-stemmed shrub. Renew it by removing some older stems after establishment, keeping young productive wood.

Plant Size

Size at Maturity- about 8–12 ft tall and wide.

Current Size-

Additional Info

We identify this stock as Viburnum trilobum, also commonly treated as V. opulus var. americanum. It is distinct from European cranberrybush, despite the similar names.

American highbush cranberry is a shrub of moist edges and developing woodland. It contributes cover, flowers and persistent fruit as a planting grows through succession. Indigenous peoples across its native range have used the fruit as food and parts of the plant in traditional preparations. It suits mixed hedges and wildlife plantings.
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  • Red American highbush cranberry berries with autumn foliage
  • Representative highbush cranberry growing or flowering in a garden

Plant Highlights

  • Water

    Moderate to moist; avoid prolonged drought during establishment.

  • Pollination

    Plant another American highbush cranberry nearby for better fruit production. Choose a different variety or another seedling; seedlings differ even when grown from the same parent tree.

  • Soil

    Moist, reasonably fertile soil with drainage.

  • Years to Bear

    Often 3–5 years, varying with stock and conditions.

  • Hardiness

    Usually USDA zones 2–7.

  • Solar

    Sun to partial shade; more sun generally improves fruiting.