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'Early Black' Cranberry Bush

One of the most popular varieties in the USA - and they should know!

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South Downs National Park

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Early Black' Cranberry Bush Soft Fruit
Early Black' Cranberry Bush Soft Fruit
Early Black' Cranberry Bush Soft Fruit
Early Black' Cranberry Bush Soft Fruit

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The highlights

  • An attractive plant with deep red-purple berries
  • Early cropping - harvest from late August
  • Easy to grow and fully hardy
  • Use for juicing, sauces and desserts

Description

  • Early black cranberries start off bright red and ripen to a deep purple-red that looks almost black
  • The earliest cropping variety - harvest from late August
  • With known health properties, the cranberry is a tart berry with a high vitamin C content
  • Great for making into jams, pies and puddings, crushed and made into juice, or made into Cranberry Jelly - perfect for Christmas
  • Stores & freezes well

What To Expect

Supplied as:

9cm pot
20-30cm plant in 9cm pot
2L pot
2L Pots
9cm Pots

Height on arrival:

20-30cm
Your plant will arrive at a height of approx 20-30cm including pot
40-60cm inc. pot
40-60cm inc. pot
20-30cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

60cm

Eventual spread:

30cm
Spreads approx 30cm
30cm
Spreads approx 30cm
30cm
Spreads approx 30cm
30cm
Spreads approx 30cm

Tasting notes:

Sharp and juicy
Sharp and juicy
Sharp and juicy
Sharp and juicy

Time to first crop:

2 years
You should see your first fruit within 2 years of planting

Flower colour:

Pink, white
Attractive small pinkish-white flowers
Pink, white
Attractive small pinkish-white flowers
Pink, white
Attractive small pinkish-white flowers
Pink, white
Attractive small pinkish-white flowers

Habit:

Spreading
A low growing spreading plant which can be used as groundcover and will also cascade over the edges of pots
Spreading
A low growing spreading plant which can be used as groundcover and will also cascade over the edges of pots
Spreading
A low growing spreading plant which can be used as groundcover and will also cascade over the edges of pots
Spreading
A low growing spreading plant which can be used as groundcover and will also cascade over the edges of pots

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
This tough plant does not need winter protection
Fully hardy
This tough plant does not need winter protection
Fully hardy
This tough plant does not need winter protection
Fully hardy
This tough plant does not need winter protection

Self fertile:

Self fertile
Will produce a good crop without a pollination partner
Self fertile
Will produce a good crop without a pollination partner
Self fertile
Will produce a good crop without a pollination partner
Self fertile
Will produce a good crop without a pollination partner

Uses:

Cooking, juicing, sauces
Cooking, juicing, sauces
Cooking, juicing, sauces
Cooking, juicing, sauces

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30cm
Plant 30cm apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally unaffected by pests and diseases

Water regularly

Water in thoroughly when planting. Cranberries prefer moist soils so make sure that they are well watered throughout summer, especially during dry periods; once or twice a week increasing to every other day when hot/ dry.

Full sun

Cranberries can deal with a little light shade but fruit best in a sheltered position with at least 6 hours of sunlight daily

Prefers acidic soil

Best grown in wet but well-draining, fertile acidic soil. If your soil isn't acidic, you can grow cranberries in pots with ericaceous compost.

Feed in spring

Apply a general purpose liquid fertiliser in spring in order to promote healthy growth. ?v=1613300929

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