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| Description | Cranberry Bush Viburnum (Viburnum opulus var trilobum) A native medium to tall shrub with white flowers, red berries, and variable fall foliage color. |
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| Pronunciation | vy-BER-num) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | lace cap-type, white flat topped cymes, end of May, ornamental red berries (drupes) that persist into the winter |
| Fruit | globose drupes, ripen yellow to red, persistant |
| Leaves | simple, green three lobed, variable fall color, I have observed very nice vivid oranges to red and weak faded yellow |
| Dimensions | 8-10 feet tall with 6-8 foot spread, best used on corner plantings or in borders not as a foundation plant |
| Maintenance | I have seen them cut back 90% or more and have suckered back. I like to cut out the old stems and let newer ones fill in to revinate the plant. Otherwise very little pruning besides normal up keep is needed. |
| Propagation | cuttings, seeds |
| Native Site | North America and Canada native |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1812 |
| Misc Facts | syn. Viburnum opulus var americanum, Viburnum trilobum |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Micheal Dirr) |
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