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. 2022 Jan 27;11(2):250. doi: 10.3390/antiox11020250

Table 1.

Characteristics typical of American cranberry cultivars; ND (no data).

No. Cranberry Cultivar Country of Origin and Year Cultivar Characteristics Reference
1 ‘Baifay’ ND ND
2 ‘Bergman’ 1961 ‘Early Black’ × ‘Searles’ hybrid, abundantly growing, medium-early, fertile. The berries are suitable for storage. [4,8]
3 ‘Crowley’ 1961 ‘McFarlin’ × ‘Prolific’ hybrid. The berries are of medium size, dark red, suitable for processing. [4,8]
4 ‘Early Black’ 1835, MA, USA Native Selection. The berries are of medium size, sometimes small, blackish red. It grows abundantly and is moderately fertile. [4,8,34]
5 ‘Early Richard’ 1870, NJ, USA A medium early cultivar. Medium-sized, dark red berries. Grows abundantly. The berries are not very suitable for storage. [8,35]
6 ‘Habelman’ ND ND
7 ‘Holliston’ 1885, MA, USA Native Selection, a medium-early cultivar. [36]
8 ‘Howes’ 1843, MA, USA Native Selection. A late cultivar, disease resistant, fertile. The berries are small, medium-sized, store a lot of pectin, are suitable for storage, and are resistant to frost. [4,8,34]
9 ‘Le Munyon’ 1960, NJ, USA Native Selection, a very early fertile cultivar with medium-sized large dark red berries. [4,8,34]
10 ‘McFarlin’ 1874, MA, USA Native Selection. [4,34]
11 ‘Prolific’ 1900, MI, USA Native Selection. [4,34]
12 ‘Searles’ 1893, WI, USA Native Selection. A medium-early cultivar. The berries are large, red, not suitable for storage. The cultivar is fertile, with high matching stems. [4,8,34]
13 ‘Woolman’ 1897, NJ, USA An early cultivar. [8,35]
14 ‘Ar-2’ ND A late cultivar. [8]
15 ‘Bain-6’ WI, USA Native Selection. [36]
16 ‘Bain-MC’ ND A late cultivar. [8]
17 ‘BL-8’ ND Is characterized by early berry ripening, lush growth, and medium-sized, large, dark red, oval berries. [8]
18 ‘BL-12’ ND ND
19 ‘BL-15’ ND Is characterized by early berry ripening, lush growth, and medium-sized, large, dark red, oval berries. [8]
20 ‘BL-22’ ND ND