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LeMunyon

Variety of Cranberry · Vaccinium macrocarpon
Older Wisconsin cultivar with dark-red berries, mainly grown regionally.
Also known as: Lemunyon
Edible value5Medicinal value4Other uses1
🇺🇸 USA 1930

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sourtart

Profile

Parentage
Wildselektion Wisconsin
Breeder
Wildselektion (Wisconsin)
Fruit weight
1 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

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

Description

Fruit

Medium, dark-red berries.

Growth

Historic selection from the cranberry marshes of Wisconsin.

Yield

Moderate yield, mid-season ripening.

Notes

Now largely displaced by newer high-yielding varieties.

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