Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Highbush cranberry
Viburnum opulus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree, Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 5.00 m high × 5.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-8
- Moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit
- Functions
- Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
Fruit: edible both raw and cooked. The fruit is juicy but has a sour taste, which is best after frost. They are an excellent source of vitamin C and a good alternative to cranberries. They are often used in jam. The fruits have a diameter of about 8 mm and typically contain a large seed.