General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Green maturing to red
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • European Cranberrybush Viburnum
  • European Snowball Bush
  • Guelder Rose

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 11-11-22

photo by: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2022-04-29

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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