This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Re: High bush Cranberry

The virburnum commonly referred to as High Bush Cranberry here in the
northeast is, indeed, a native virburnum.  It exists , to my knowledge, as
far north as USDA zone 3 from sea level up to about 5,000ft.  It grows in
most soils except very dry ones in a wide PH range. It tends to be less
lanky and nicer looking if growing in mostly sun.  

    Steve  graf@aldus.northnet.org
    usda zone 4b/5a in the beautiful Champlain Valley of NY 
                 ---------------------------------------

       A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
                                       Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
                         ----------------------
      
       Minds are like parachutes.  They both work best when open.                    
       
                    --------------------------------     
          Remember!  Child rearing does not end in conception. 

On Sun, 16 Aug 1998 LONDE@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 98-08-14 14:17:15 EDT, you write:
> 
> << I've seen high bush cranberry listed as a Viburnum.  Have been wondering
> for a
>  long time whether the berries are anything like real cranberries.  Can anyone
>  tell me?
>  Carol >>
> 
> Well, I've heard of highbush blackberry, highbush blueberry, and highbush
> huckleberry.  But highbush cranberry is new to me.
> 
> There are two Viburnuns called "cranberrybush".  Is this what you are talking
> about, perhaps?  Viburnum opulus is known as European Cranberrybush Viburnum
> and Viburnum trilobum is called American Cranberrybush Viburnum.  True
> cranberries do not grow around here (no bogs), so the only cranberries I have
> seen are the ones we buy in bags at the grocery store.  But I have seen lots
> of cranberrybush viburnums in fruit and yes they do look something like
> cranberries.  The red color is the same, but the fruits (berry-like pomes) of
> the viburnums are smaller.
> 
> European Cranberrybush Viburnum has round red fruits that are about 1/4th inch
> in diameter.  Birds don't like them so they hang on in the winter, but they
> quickly shrivel up and then they smell bad.  In school, the students took to
> calling it "stinky fruit viburnum".  We had to identify about 25 viburnum
> species, and they can be very difficult to tell apart, but this one was easy.
> We just sniffed the berries!  
> 
> The fruits of American Cranberrybush Viburnum hold up better.  They aren't
> quite as round, but they are bright red.  They are a bit bigger, about 1/3rd
> inch diameter.  They are edible, and people use them for jelly and preserves,
> but I have never tasted them.  Maybe they taste like cranberries, too.  Does
> anybody know?  
> 
> --Janis
> Missouri, zone 6
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE WOODYPLANTS
> 

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE WOODYPLANTS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index