cranberry bush

Tart fruit plant

A cranberry bush is a shrub that produces tart red berries resembling cranberries, though the plants are unrelated.

The most common is the highbush cranberry, a viburnum native to North America whose fruit is used for jellies and preserves: The cranberry bush by the fence is covered in bright red berries.

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hedgerow · songbirds · bird food · thicket · autumn · foliage · fall color · shrub · ornamental · wildlife · wildlife habitat · clusters · red · deciduous · native · woodland · snowball · fruit

Opposites
plant stature

cranberry bushground cover

Low plants preventing erosion

climbing vine

Family

cranberry, bush, berry, cranberries, bushes, bushy, bushier, bushiest, berries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G