Highbush Cranberry

Latin Name: Viburnum trilobum
Current Height and Cost: 3 ft - $25 delivered
Eventual Size at Maturity: Height - 7ft Spread - 6ft
Space Requirements: 4 feet from fences, paved surfaces or buildings
Form: dense, rounded
Growth Rate: medium
Tolerates Standing Water: yes
Light Required: full sun to ½ shade
Fall Colour: red to purple
Flowers white flowers in May
Fruit: cluster of bright red berries in Sept
Wildlife and Other Notes: excellent winter habitat for birds; berries used in preserves
Shrub Tips: excellent for screening or privacy

Photos courtesy of William Hoch www1.uwex.edu/ces/landscapeplants