Also known as the fruit of the American cranberrybush, highbush cranberries are botanically unrelated to that mainstay of the Thanksgiving dinner table. From their size and color, and from their adaptability to jellies, preserves, and sauces, you can easily understand how these cranberries earned their name — but, this being a New York City park, limit your "harvest" to what fits between forefinger and thumb.
Highbush cranberries
Conference House Park, Tottenville, Staten Island
www.ConferenceHouse ParkConservancy.org
