Vaccinium macrocarponSelected from a seedling John Harker found growing in a bog on an island off the coast of Maine in 1993; introduced in 2003.
Berries are considered albino, having a red blush on a golden-white background at harvest. The fruit is smaller than Stevens with higher yields per shoot and strong recurring flowering the following year. Makes clear juice. Sauce is amber. Long life in cold storage, up to 6 months.
Adaptable to everything from bogs to dry rocky outcroppings. Self-pollinating. Native to northeastern U.S. and Canada. Comes in a bushy 6" clump, which can be carefully divided or planted as a whole and divided in future years. Z2. Maine Grown. (6" pots)
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7591
‘Blushing Moon’™ American Cranberry
Additional Information
American Cranberries Vaccinium macrocarpon
Dense low lustrous evergreen ground cover, reddish purple in fall
and loaded
with large red berries. Once established, makes a beautiful and
edible
“lawn.” Handpick or rake like blueberries before
hard frost. Use
fresh, freeze or store in a cool basement or root cellar for
months. Bitter
and alkalizing effects make it one of the most common remedies
for bladder
infections. An excellent source of vitamin C. Annually flooded
for frost
protection and harvesting convenience in commercial operations,
but not
necessary in home plots. Self-fertile. Native to northeastern
U.S. and
Canada.
Growing Cranberries
Soil: Prefers acidic cool moist soil
high in organic
matter; adaptable to everything from bogs to dry rocky
outcroppings.
Sun: Full.
Pollination: Self-pollinating: you only
need one.
Planting: Plant comes in a bushy 6"
clump, which
can be carefully divided or planted as a whole and
divided in future
years.
