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 taste is best after a frost. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, they are an excellent substitute for cranberries and are used in preserves, jams etc. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter and contains a single large seed.
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid, the taste is best after a frost. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, they are an excellent substitute for cranberries and are used in preserves, jams etc. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter and contains a single large seed.
Flowers White
Date August 12, 2013
Forest layer shrub
Height (m) 3.0
Fruit / berries
Jugulone tolerance
Shade / Sun Semi shade, Full sun
Soil type Moist
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Viburnum trilobum dried fruit with seeds
Common name American cranberry bush
Botanical name Viburnum trilobum
Details Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid, the taste is best after a frost. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, they are an excellent substitute for cranberries and are used in preserves, jams etc.
Edible
Fruit / berries
Perennial
Price $3.90
30 seeds
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