American cranberry bush
Common name
American cranberry bush
Botanical name
Viburnum trilobum
Family
Adoxaceae
Details
N. America. Broadly columnar, deciduous. White flowers in spring - scarlet edible fruits in autumn. Leaves red in autumn. Prefers moist and wet sites.
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, and about 8mm in diameter, containing a single large seed.
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, and about 8mm in diameter, containing a single large seed.
Date
August 12, 2013
Diameter
1.00
Forest layer
shrub
Height (m)
3.0
Flowers
White
Fruit / berries
Jugulone tolerance
Shade / Sun
Semi shade, Full sun
Soil type
Moist
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Viburnum trilobum dried fruit with seeds
Common name
American cranberry bush
Botanical name
Viburnum trilobum
Details
Fruit - raw or cooked. Juicy but acid. The fruits are rich in vitamin C, and about 8mm in diameter, containing a single large seed.
Edible
Fruit / berries
Perennial
Price
$3.90
20 seeds
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Juglone tolerance
Choosing suitable companion plants for walnuts is difficult because these trees are alleopathic, secreting a substance called juglone that suppresses competing plants. There are very few species that grow well and thrive under the canopy of a walnut tree or in close proximity to its roots. This list details a number of useful species that apparently tolerate walnut juglone.