Tagged: Viburnum edule

Highbush Cranberries around Fairbanks are ripe and ready for picking

The Highbush Cranberries (Viburnum edule) are ripe, a tell-tale sign that our all-too-brief Alaska summer is coming to an end. As the berries turn a bright red, so do the plant’s leaves.  I’ve lived...

High-bush cranberries are blooming in Fairbanks

    The high-bush cranberries in our front yard are in full bloom. These are “Alaskan” high-bush cranberries (Viburnum edule). They are not to be confused with American high-bush cranberries (Viburnum trilobum), even though...