Viburnum trilobum
American Cranberry Bush
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American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Description
The American Cranberry Bush is a densely leaved shrub that produces leaves that resemble the foliage of a maple tree. The shrub has beautiful fall foliage which goes from deep green to yellow to red. After the leaves fall, it exposes the groups of bright red berries that persist on the shrubs through parts of winter.
American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Blooming
Blooms tubular flowers followed by ovoid red, blue, or black fruits. Some species produced flowers with fertile central flowers surrounded by sterile ray florets. Many are self incompatible. Fruiting is best when several seedlings of the same species are planted together, allowing cross pollination to occur.
American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Growth
Deciduous shrub that works well in a shrub border or woodland garden. The foliage is dense and rounded in shape.May need protection from cold, drying winds.
American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Planting
Propagate from the seed in fall. Sow in containers in a cold frame or in a seedbed. Can also propagate deciduous plants from greenwood cuttings, and evergreens from semi-ripe cuttings, in summer.
American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Pest
Aphids, weevils, Japanese beetles, tree hoppers, scale insects, and mealybugs. Viburnum is also prone to powdery mildew, downy mildew, rust, wood rot, and gray mold.
American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Interesting facts
The berries of the American Cranberry Bush are edible unlike some of this shrub's close relatives. The berries are extremely tart which makes them close to being inedible, but the berries are good for making jams/jellies, pancake syrups and sauces. If the berries are picked in early fall, they will be high in pectin and will require little to no added pectin to make a jelly. If picked after the first frost, the fruits will contain less pectin making them softer and a little more palatable. They are normally tastiest in late fall or early winter. Unfortunately, birds seem to agree and will wait to eat them when they are the ripest.
American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) - Soil and irrigation
The American Cranberry Bush requires regular irrigation and will tolerate alkaline and acidic soils.
