where do cranberries come from?

Question

i thought they came from the ocean but apparently i'm wrong. lol.

Answer 1

THEY TOTALLY COME FROM A BOG.
I WAS RIGHT.
BOO YA>>>>>>
Remember the shark proof suite?
Geniusssssss.
Now I want to bounce a cranberry.

Answer 2

A quick search on "how do cranberries grow" unearthed your answer.
Our first search result was a PDF file from Washington State University that addressed your very question. It stated that the tart little fruits grow on a "low, broadleaf evergreen vine." Wild cranberries are closely related to blueberries and are smaller than the cultured variety. They are also one of the few fruits native to North America. Native Americans mashed cranberries and mixed them with deer meat to make pemmican, and they also used the berries in ceremonies and to make medicine.


The scientific name for the plant is Vaccinium macrocarpon. They grow in New England and the Pacific Northwest, but the state of Wisconsin accounts for more than half of the 70,000 tons produced annually in the U.S. The vines are cultivated in beds, called marshes in Wisconsin and bogs everywhere else.

Fresh cranberries are firm, not squishy, and will bounce if dropped. They are available from October through December, making them the perfect ingredient for many a holiday dish. We also learned that the berries contain a natural preservative called benzoic acid that helps them stay fresh for a relatively long time -- 2 to 4 weeks in the fridge, or 9 to 12 months in the freezer.

Cranberries are rich in vitamin C, and 1 cup of the fruit provides nearly a quarter of the daily requirement for the essential vitamin. Cranberries are also quite helpful in preventing and treating bladder and urinary tract infections. In addition, intensive research is currently underway to determine whether cranberry juice plays a role in preventing cancer. So this holiday season, pick up a bag at your local grocery store and join the cranberry craze.

Answer 3

Cranberry bogs.
A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. The term peat bog in common usage is not entirely redundant, although it would be proper to call these sphagnum bogs if the peat is composed mostly of acidophilic moss (peat moss or Sphagnum spp.). Lichens are a principal component of peat in the far north. Moisture is provided entirely by precipitation, and for this reason bog waters are acidic and termed ombrotrophic (or cloud-fed), which accounts for their low plant nutrient status. Excess rainfall outflows, with dissolved tannins from the plant matter giving a distinctive tan colour to bog waters.

Answer 4

No, they come from bogs (little ponds filled with water) in New Jersey mostly. They grow there naturally, but are being "farmed" so they can be provided to big processors like Ocean Spray in pretty much the same manner as the American Indians did it only on a bigger and more mechanized way.

Answer 5

That's what I used to think but they come from cranberry bogs.

Answer 6

cranberry bushes in a cranberry bog (the bog is flooded at harvest time because cranberries float making them easier to gather)
Also, ripe cranberrys bounce.

Answer 7

Cranberry bogs.

Answer 8

Cranberry bogs.

Answer 9

They are grown in cranberry bogs

Answer 10

a cranberry bush?