Pilgrim Cranberry

Pilgrim Cranberry

Pilgrim Cranberry is a superior variety prized for its abundant crops of large, tasty, red berries.

Cranberry Sauce! Dried Cranberries! Cranberry juice! These are just some of the uses for this versatile, nutritious, and very flavorful berry. Growing only about 6″ in height, with dainty evergreen foliage and bright-red fruit, Pilgrim Cranberry makes an attractive ornamental and fruiting groundcover.

Latin Name: Vaccinium macrocarpon
Site and Soil: Cranberry likes full sun to partial shade and moist, acidic soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 30° F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6″ in height.
Bloom Time: Spring
Ripening Time: Fall
Yield: 1-2 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Cranberry is not bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 4