Cranberries
for the Prairies
| Cultivar
Name |
Height
Spread |
Zone
|
Fruit
|
Description
|
| Alaska
Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
'Alaska'
|
8'
x 6' |
2 |
Bright
red, clusters (1 cm) |
A
native species that produces flat clusters of white flowers
followed by attractive bunches of fruit in the
summer. The lobed leaves turn scarlet red in the fall. |
| Wentworth
Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
'Wentworth'
|
8'
x 6' |
2 |
Bright
red, clusters (1 cm) |
Wentworth,
a form of the native Highbush Cranberry, fruits
heavily with cranberries that make delicious preserves. |
Compiled
by Rachel Giesbrecht on April 16, 2004.
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