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Cranberry
* Cranberries add tangy flavor to everything from stuffing and sauces to beverages and barbecues
  - are Wisconsin's number one fruit crop
* Cranberries are a healthy food
  - major crop in the wetlands
* Cranberries are a native American wetland fruit
  - fruit of New England, and grow in bogs outside of town
  - tasty, colorful addition to apple pies or mincemeat pies
  - unique fruit
* Cranberries are also a good source of vitamin C, iron and fibre
  - high in vitamin C and are a good source of fiber
  - popular in many recipes
  - rich in benzoic acid which acidifies the urine
  - useful in treating and preventing urinary tract infections
  - antiscorbutic, meaning that they are effective in preventing and treating scurvy
  - bands
  - even more American than apple pie
  - good sources of vitamin C and fiber
  - highly nutritious, but they also can be expensive
  - ideal fruits for kidney health
* Cranberries are in demand for flavoring juice mix drinks, added flavor for some wines
  - the middle of bloom
  - located in grocery stores
  - members of the heath family
* Cranberries are one of only a few native North American fruits
  - three indigenous fruits
  - plants that are found naturally associated with wetland habitats
  - relatively shallow rooted
  - self-fruitful, meaning that pollen from a flower can pollinate itself
  - sensitive to chloride, so the sulfate form is preferred
  - strong commercial crops for certain U.S. states
  - the last wild crop of the year around Penobscot Bay
* Cranberries are very site-specific, thriving in acidic soil and sand
  - sour, so manufacturers use a lot of sugar to sweeten the juice
  - benefit general urinary tract health, preventing urinary tract infections
  - can be either dry or wet harvested
* Cranberries contain fruit sugar, fructose, which stops some bacteria from sticking to cells
  - iron and iodine and are especially healthful
  - proanthocyanidins
  - fight bladder infections
* Cranberries grow on a slender, trailing North American shrub
  - vines that, if well cared for, live indefinitely
  - wild only on low vines in the sandy soil of Massachusetts and New Jersey
* Cranberries have a long history as a health aid
  - unripe fruit with orange or red coloring on a single side
* Cranberries help acidify the urine, destroy bacteria, and restore the bladder
  - which can prevent bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract
  - reduce the amount of calcium in the urine
  - offer several important health benefits
  - prevent or cure, prostatitis, which leads to prostate cancer
  - provide a tart flavor and brilliant color and apples provide sweetness and crunch
  - refer to bogs and swamps
* Cranberries require an acid soil to survive
  - up to one inch of water per week during the growing season
+ Cranberry: Berries :: Vaccinium
  * Cranberries are strong commercial crops for certain U.S. states. They are turned into juice, sauce or jam. Since 2000, cranberries have been marketed as superfruit due to their antioxidant and nutrient qualities.

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Crape myrtle
* are a magnet for aphids, upon whose excrement sooty mold grows
  - available in many flower colors and plant heights
  - shrubs
* grows under a wide range of site and soil conditions.
* have a shallow, fibrous root system and are long lived.
* requires full sun, slightly acidic soil with good drainage and minimal fertilizer.
* thrive in full sun with dry conditions.
* used as shrubs can have their tips pruned to remove old seed clusters.
* vary in shape and height based on the variety as well as how they are pruned.

Creosote bush
* are round and shruby
* dominates the upper slopes of the mountains and the hills along the river.
* grows throughout the Southwest and northern Mexico.
* is most common on the well-drained soils of alluvial fans and flats.