High Bush Cranberry - Ask Extension
1. What is the life expectancy of a highbush cranberry plant in a Hedge?
2. If a highbush cranberry is in the shade of other trees is 75% of the time...
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High Bush Cranberry #431040
Asked October 12, 2017, 1:46 PM EDT
1. What is the life expectancy of a highbush cranberry plant in a Hedge?
2. If a highbush cranberry is in the shade of other trees is 75% of the time is that too much shade?
Dakota County Minnesota
Expert Response
Highbush cranberry is a viburnum. They tolerate part shade but prefer full sun. They can live 30 plus years under the right conditions. The websites below give additional information about soil, moisture and sun requirements.
Seventy-five percent shade is probably not enough for them to flourish.
1. http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/viburnum-trilobum/index.html
2. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c365