Hardy Edibles

Adoxaceae

American highbush cranberry

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

American highbush cranberry

Photo: Lestat (Jan Mehlich) — CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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Survives zone 2 through 7

⚠ Elder MUST BE COOKED (raw berries/leaves/stems toxic). Highbush cranberry musty when overripe — pick slightly under and cook.

Hardiness
Zone 2 to 7
Habit
Shrub
Edible part
Leaf, Fruit
Ripens
Aug–Sept
Mature size
Shrub 2–4 m; containerable when young
Light
Full sun to partial
Soil pH
5.5–7.0
Environment
Boreal
Status
Both wild and cultivated
Years to fruit
2–3 yrs
Pollination
Self-fertile but BETTER WITH A PARTNER — plant 2 cultivars