Cranberry American Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Ericaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Spread
6 ft
Growth Rate
Medium
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Wet Tolerant
Water
High
Hardiness
Zone Zones 2a–8b
Bloom Time
May to June
Origin
Newfoundland to Saskatchewan, south to Minnesota
Diseases (42)
Alternaria spp Alternaria Fruit Rot
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Canker
Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Blight
Chemical Injury
Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall
Godronia cassandrae Fusicoccum Canker (Godronia Canker)
Non-pathogenic (abiotic — soil pH imbalance) Incorrect soil pH
Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi Mummy Berry
Xiphinema americanum Nematode, Dagger
Pratylenchus penetrans Nematode, Root-lesion
Paratrichodorus renifer Nematode, Stubby-root
Colletotrichum spp. Ripe Rot (Anthracnose)
Phytophthora rubi Root Rot
Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust
The blueberry Scorch
The blueberry Shock
Chondrostereum purpureum Silver Leaf
Botryosphaeria corticis Stem Canker
Diaporthe vaccinii Twig Blight
Sporocadus lichenicola Twig Canker
Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt
Various plant viruses (Blueberry mosaic virus, Blueberry ... Virus Diseases
Witches' Broom Rust
Botryosphaeria Fruit Rot and Berry Speckle
Cottonball
Early Leaf Spot
False Blossom
Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot
Nematodes are Nematodes
Phytophthora Root and Runner Rot
Pyrenobotrys Leaf Spot
Red Leaf Spot
Red Shoot
Rose Bloom
Upright Dieback
Various plant viruses (Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Straw... Virus
Leaf Gall
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Phytophthora ramorum"filthy five\" genera are inc Ramorum Leaf Blight and Shoot Dieback
Diseases
Leaf Spots and Twig Blights