Lingonberries, Vaccinum vitas-idaea, are low-growing evergreen plants native to boreal forests and arctic tundra in the ...

"We developed hybrids between European and Canadian lingonberry plants with high antioxidant activity, high production and adaptable to cultivate in northern regions of Canada," Samir Debnath ...

Lingonberries, or cowberries, are also members of the Vaccinium family of plants, more specifically the Vitis-idaea sub genera. These cousins of the cranberry grow on low-lying evergreen shrubs ...

It is slowly expanding into the colder areas of Canada and the United States. Lingonberry plants are self-pollinating, but you will get larger fruit, and it will ripen sooner, if you plant more ...

Research is ongoing to get the shrubs to produce more berries that are packed with even more antioxidants. "We developed hybrids between European and Canadian lingonberry plants with high antioxidant ...