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Trees and shrubs
American cranberrybush
Viburnum opulus var. americanum
American cranberrybush is a deciduous shrub that reaches about 6 feet at maturity, with a slow growth rate. Up to about 16 feet tall, often shorter. In the wild it grows in cool woods; thickets; rocky shores; slopes.
Water
High
Light
Part shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
6 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Shrub
- Mature size
- Up to about 16 feet tall, often shorter.
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- High; low tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Light
- Part Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -38°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Bloom
- White · May, Jun, Jul
- Grows in
- Cool woods; thickets; rocky shores; slopes
- Native range
- Nf. to B.C., s. to NJ, n. IN, n. IL, Black Hills, WY & WA
Wildlife and uses
Songbirds, gamebirds, small mammals.
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
Flood, disease and insect tolerant. Transplants easily. Edible berries.
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Hedgerow, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
