Viburnum trilobum /American Cranberrybush Viburnum

Foliage and a few berries
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Foliage and a few berries	Berries in late autumn look like cranberries	Berries just before leaves begin to turn autumn colors
Foliage	Berries in August	Berries beginning to color in summer
Close view of berries just beginning to color in late summer	Mature plant in a landscape	Many seed produced by established plant
Leaf petioles are reddish	Young foliage with a reddish coloration	Berries and turning foliage in late August at the North Carolina Arboretum
A specimen plant with heavy fruit set


Scientific Name:	Viburnum trilobum
Common Name:	American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	5, 6, 7, 8 Determine Your Zone
Height:	8-10 feet
Spread:	3 -5 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Flower color:	White
Fruit present:	Fall
Fruit color:	Red
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Moderate
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	Yes

Comments:	This is an upright growing viburnum that produces showy white flowers in the spring and clusters of red berries in the fall. Autumn colored foliage can be quite nice. In time this viburnum can become a small deciduous tree under ideal growing conditions. It does best in a fertile, well drained soil and some sunlight to encourage heavier flowering and fruiting.