The highbush cranberry shrub isn’t a true cranberry, although the berries are similar in both taste and appearance. The Latin name is Viburnum opulus var. americanum, which is important to know if you ...

Q: Can you identify the plant with the red berries in the photo? - Royce Aardahl, Sauk Rapids, Minn. A: The plant goes by several common names including highbush cranberry, American cranberrybush and ...

Join us on an incredible journey as we explore the fascinating process of growing a cranberry plant from seed over 210 days, captured beautifully in this detailed time-lapse video. Witness the ...

September sunlight glints on the lily pads dotting the surface of Pats Lake. I stand along the lake shore with my daughters, grandchildren and my border collie, Kéet. We are out scouting for highbush ...

LAKE MINCHUMINA, Alaska — When my twin sister Julie and I were 8 or 10 years old, every early August we haunted open birch forests and brushy slopes, eyeing sweet-smelling highbush cranberries as they ...

To me, fall is a time of decay. Growing up in Wisconsin, it meant a time when the leaves changed into a layered palette of yellow, orange, and red. Eventually, the leaves piled up on the ground and ...

Thanksgiving dinner wouldn’t be complete without a side dish of cranberries. Whether we open a can of jellied cranberry sauce or make our own, this is a generational dining tradition around the world.

This time of year, there are some shrubs that exhibit colorful fruits and seeds. These would include sumacs, wahoos (yes, wahoos), and highbush cranberry. As the photos indicate, these fruits are not ...