Viburnum Species, Guelder Rose, European Cranberry, Snowball Viburnum, Highbush Cranberry

The European Highbush Cranberry is one of our favourite all year performers. Some years are more prone to aphis invasion. Very attractive...Read More to birds. Berries remain in our zone well into early spring from midsummer.Leaves have glowing fall colour. Branches in winter are visible as gracefully twisted forms for the most part. Does need occasional thinning. Good screening. delicate flowers in springtime.Cedar waxwings and robins feast on the berries.
An all round positive experience with this bush, now reaching 15 ft.in our garden. We have 4 "bushes".

This shrub is native to Europe, northern Africa, and northern Asia. It is a dense, compact, deciduous shrub that grows to 8'-10' tall wi...Read Moreth a 10'-15' spread and is upright then spreading, typically branched to the ground. The flowers are in flat clusters 2"-3.5" across and provide a showy display in late May or early June. Fall color can be yello-red or reddish purple, but is not consistently good. Pendulous fruit clusters are effective from late summer through mid-autumn.

European cranberry can be grown in full sun to partial shade and grow best in fertile, moist soils, but is adaptable to other soils and pH. A very tough and easy to grow shrub suitable for the shrub border, as a screen, mass plantings, flowering and fruiting, and difficult growing sites. Aphids can be a problem and needs occasional rejuvenation pruning.