Vaccinium macrocarpon - Cranberry

Cranberry is a low-growing shrub producing tart, red berries used in juices, sauces, and baking. It is also grown for its ornamental value.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹

Outputs

• Human food²

Type

• Shrub
• Vaccinium spp. - Blueberry

Functions

• Ground cover²

Footnotes

1. PFAF gives no USDA hardiness figure for this species (“Coming soon”); zones per Vaccinium macrocarpon | NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Vaccinium macrocarpon | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩²