Description

A superb shrub for home landscape use, dense and compact; features showy clusters of pure white rayflowers in spring followed by bright red fruit into winter, good fall color; hardy and adaptable, more compact than the species, preferred for garden use

Landscape Attributes

Compact European Cranberry is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Compact European Cranberry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Compact European Cranberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.