Description

A spectacular garden shrub with ever-changing interest; showy red-tipped foliage in spring, white pinwheel-shaped flowers followed by showy brilliant red fruit, dazzling burgundy fall color, all on a naturally compact plant make a superb garden choice

Landscape Attributes

Spring Red Compact Highbush Cranberry is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. 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.

Spring Red Compact Highbush Cranberry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Spring Red Compact Highbush 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 selection of a native North American species.