It’s a commonly held belief that taste and smell are the senses most closely tied to memory. The smell of highbush cranberries is unmistakable — pungent and musky. I love it. It’s the smell of the ...

September sunlight glints on the lily pads dotting the surface of Pats Lake. I stand along the lake shore with my daughters, grandchildren and my border collie, Kéet. We are out scouting for highbush ...

Outsiders are often surprised to learn that beyond fishing and hunting, many Alaskans grow, forage, can, dehydrate, ferment and freeze many different foods to stock their pantries before the snow ...

The highbush cranberry shrub isn’t a true cranberry, although the berries are similar in both taste and appearance. The Latin name is Viburnum opulus var. americanum, which is important to know if you ...

This time of year, there are some shrubs that exhibit colorful fruits and seeds. These would include sumacs, wahoos (yes, wahoos), and highbush cranberry. As the photos indicate, these fruits are not ...

Q: Can you identify the plant with the red berries in the photo? - Royce Aardahl, Sauk Rapids, Minn. A: The plant goes by several common names including highbush cranberry, American cranberrybush and ...

Q I have heard of a plant called highbush cranberry. Does this plant really produce cranberries that you could eat? A Highbush cranberry is a common name that's used for the viburnum species Viburnum ...

Thanksgiving dinner wouldn’t be complete without a side dish of cranberries. Whether we open a can of jellied cranberry sauce or make our own, this is a generational dining tradition around the world.