White lacecap flowers and clusters of red fruit make American highbush cranberry a striking native shrub. Arching branches create a generous hedge or woodland-edge accent.
This draft describes the American native, also called Viburnum trilobum, rather than the introduced European highbush cranberry. Confirm the nursery stock identity before listing it as native.
Plant Details
- Growth habit: Deciduous shrub with arching branches
- Mature size: About 8–12 ft tall and wide
- Bloom color: White
- Bloom season: Spring
- Light: Full sun to partial shade
- Water: Medium to moist
- Soil: Moist, well-drained soil; adaptable to several textures
- Hardiness: USDA zones 2–7
- Wildlife value: Flowers support insects; fruit and branches provide wildlife resources
- Best uses: Hedges, moist borders, and pond margins
- Native range: Northern North America; American taxon
- New England status: American taxon native in all six New England states
Give the shrub room to develop its natural form. Native-range map applies specifically to the American taxon.
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