American Cranberry-bush

Tagged as: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, birds, native, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites

Botanical Name: Viburnum trilobu*
Common Name: American Cranberry-Bush

Form	Leaves & flowers	Fruit

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Height:  8-12'
Spread:  8-12'
Fuit:  Red (Exceptional)
Fall Color:  Burgundy
Form:  Upright to round
Rate:  Medium (6-12 inches per year)
Zone:  2- 7
Cultural/Comments:  Sun to part shade; can be used in moist but not wet sites; white, lace- cap flowers in May; fruits attract wildlife; prone to viburnum crown borer.

Birds Attracted: 35+ species, including flycatcher, flicker, bluebird, grosbeak, and redpoll
Plant Appeal: Fruit ripens in early September and persists through February

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low exposed areas

Plant tolerant of occasional or temporary flooding

Native to Midwest.

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