The height of a cranberry tree is between 5-20 cm, with longer vine-like branches that spread about two meters. The leaves are oval and very small. The small flowers are dark pink and resemble a crane.

The cranberry tree is an evergreen small shrub with a plant height between 5 and 20 centimeters, and long vine-like branches that spread about two meters. The leaves are oval and very small. The small flowers are dark pink and resemble a crane, with bent petals and stamens extending forward. The head and mouth of the flower look more like a crane, hence the name craneberry. The fruit is about 2-5 cm long, berry, oval in shape. It turns deep red when ripe and tastes sour and slightly sweet.

Cranberries are mainly distributed in the northern United States, and are also common in the Daxinganling region of China and Fuyuan City, Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province. It generally likes a cool environment, and its soil requirements are quite different from other fruits. It prefers acidic soil. Cranberries take root easily from stem cuttings and layerings in summer, can be propagated by seeds, and can also be divided in autumn.

How to harvest cranberries

Cranberries generally like a cool environment, and their soil requirements are quite different from other fruits, and they prefer acidic soil. Cranberries take root easily from stem cuttings and layerings in summer, can be propagated by seeds, and can also be divided in autumn.

The harvesting methods include wet and dry methods. Most of them are harvested by wet method. Farmers pour water into the cranberry field so that the water surface is 15~20cm higher than the cranberry canes. The cranberries float to the water. The farmers gather the fruits together and pass them through the conveyor belt. Send it to the truck.

Dry harvesting uses a picker equipped with a comb-shaped conveyor belt. The picker picks the cranberries from the branches and transports them directly to sacks for transportation. Cranberries harvested by the dry method only account for 5% to 10% of their total mass, and are mainly sold as fresh fruits.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cranberry