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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