American cranberry bush
Common name
American cranberry bush
Botanical name
Viburnum trilobum
Family
Adoxaceae
Details
N. America. Broadly columnar, deciduous. White flowers in spring - scarlet edible fruits in autumn. Leaves red in autumn. Prefers moist and wet sites.
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, and about 8mm in diameter, containing a single large seed.
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, and about 8mm in diameter, containing a single large seed.
Date
August 12, 2013
Diameter
1.00
Forest layer
shrub
Height (m)
3.0
Flowers
White
Fruit / berries
Jugulone tolerance
Shade / Sun
Semi shade, Full sun
Soil type
Moist