Howes

Variety of Cranberry · Vaccinium macrocarpon

Late, very storable classic cultivar with small, firm red berries.

Also known as: Howe

🇺🇸 USA 1843

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Small to medium, bright-red, firm berries with excellent shelf life.

Oldest cranberry cultivar still in cultivation, selected on Cape Cod in 1843.

Modest yield, late ripening; traditionally for the fresh market at Thanksgiving.

Long the fresh-market cultivar of choice thanks to its keeping quality.

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