The cranberry is a small round berry with bright red skin and flesh that grows on short vines.

Alternative names: cranberry, cranberry, sour fruit cranberry

English name: ranberry

Classification: Dicotyledonous order Rhododendron, family Vaccinium. Species in this subgenus are evergreen shrubs that grow mainly in acidic peat soils in the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Morphology: Flowers deep pink, in racemes. Berries globose, purplish red, 6-9 mm in diameter; fruiting pedicels 1.5-2 cm long.

Distribution: Grown in the cold wetlands of North America, the global production area of less than 40,000 acres, limited to the northern United States of Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington and other five states, Canada's Quebec, British Columbia two provinces, and Chile in South America. Cranberries, blueberries, and Concord grapes are three fruits that are specialty fruits of the United States.

Growing:

Cranberries are one of the few crops that can be grown in acidic soil, and they require a lot of water. Once a branch starts growing, it will continue to grow for many years.? It takes 3-5 years of cultivation to grow into bright red fruit, and some branches can grow for 7 to 10 years before producing fruit.

Harvesting:

Cranberries are sown in the spring and harvested in the fall, and the harvesting method is divided into two types, "water harvesting" and "dry harvesting". Fruit growers first cranberry fields filled with water, and then drove a water truck tour of the field to hit the water, such as shedding the cranberry fruit to the surface, and then use the bar set of wood circle screening. The next day, a mechanical waterwheel knocks the fruit off the vines, and the vine berries float on the water and are then collected by the waterwheel.

Making food:

Cranberry sauce (cranberry sauce) is a traditional ingredient in the American Thanksgiving main course of turkey. Because cranberries have a strong acidic flavor, the juice is usually sweetened with syrup or apple juice as a beverage.

Storage:

Cranberries can be stored in a bag in the refrigerator for two to three weeks, or unopened in the freezer for up to nine months.

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