American Cranberrybush Viburnum
- Botanical Name
- Viburnum trilobum
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 8
- Height
- 8 to 12 feet
- Width
- 8 to 12 feet
- Flowers
- May to June: white with outer ring sterile and showy, inner fertile and less conspicuous
- Fruit
- Bright red drupe
- Fall Color
- Yellow to reddish-purple
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Transplants easily
- Moderately tolerant of salt spray
- Problems
- Struggles in excess moisture, borers
- Varieties
- Alfredo - dense, 6', good fall color
- Bailey Compact - dwarf 6', red fall color
- Wentworth - quality edible fruit
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