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Highbush Cranberry
(VIBURNUM TRILOBUM)
BY: JOE GHAHRAMANI
Appearance
 12x12 feet tall
Fall color
 Is a shrub
 Leaves are dark green in the summer and maroon in
the fall
 Flowers are white
 Fruit is bright red or orange and persists through the
winter
Summer color
Climate
 Grows in groups often in moist areas and wet areas
 Is best in moist and slightly acidic soils
 Hard to grow in sandy soils
 Needs full sun or part sun
Reproducing
 Is a cross pollinating plant
 It needs two or more varieties planted to produce
fruit
 Is native to much of Canada
 Space 2 to 2.5 meters apart for maximum yield and
ease of harvest
 A minimum of 4 meters is recommended between
rows
Uses
 The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce
 Juice from the berries can be used medically to treat
high blood pressure and urinary tract infections
 The bark is a powerful anti spasmodic used to treat
muscle cramps.
Diseases and control
 Bacterial Lead spot: water soaked spots on leafs,
small cankers on young stems
 control: prune below infected stems and remove and
burn all infected materials, Sterilize pruning
equipment between with 10% bleach solution to
avoid spreading bacteria
Bibliography
 http://www.maryannstrees.com/shrubs.htm
 http://www.saskfruit.com/studentwebsites/High%2
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wer.html