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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors By grafting By simple layering
Seed Collecting: Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
On May 31, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list Viburnum berries as poisonous if ingested. Humans who ingest the berries may experience mild symptoms (Frohne and Pfander 1983).
Humans who ingest large amounts of the raw berries may experience mild symptoms of stomach upset.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to warn people to look further for more information before eating.
I purchased this plant from a local garden center last year. It was tagged as the snowball shaped version ( which was what I was wanting at the time) and I bought it when it was not in bloom. When it bloomed this spring, SURPRISE, it was the lacecap version. At first I was bummed out, but then I decided I love it. I even think the flowers have a slight fragrance.
Now it is summertime, and it has berries on it, which I think adds even more intrest. It also has a lovely, bushy shape.
On Feb 10, 2007, claypa from West Pottsgrove, PA (Zone 6b) wrote:
Cosidered an invasive plant in Southeastern Pennsylvania by the Pa. Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources because it's replacing the native Viburnum, Viburnum trilobum
The European Highbush Cranberry is one of our favourite all year performers. Some years are more prone to aphis invasion. Very attractive 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".
On Jan 27, 2002, Copperbaron from Vicksburg, MS (Zone 8a) wrote:
This shrub is native to Europe, northern Africa, and northern Asia. It is a dense, compact, deciduous shrub that grows to 8'-10' tall with 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.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Nantucket, Massachusetts Yukon, Oklahoma Gloucester, Virginia
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