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.