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) |