Viburnum - Common Snowball Bush

$14.95

Birds, particularly Cedar Waxwings, are very fond of the berries, and can often be found snacking during the winter. It is a deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub. In the fall, the leaves turn a wonderful burgundy reddish-purple. Grows best in full sun to partial shade. Have a snowball fight in June! Kids and adults alike love this rounded plant with masses of flowers. About the same time, the bright red, attractive berries ripen, and persist on the plant throughout the winter. The Common Snowball Bush, Viburnum opulus 'roseum', produces white flowers in late spring. ... details

Chokeberry - Black The Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa 'black', is an open, upright, spreading, somewhat rounded but leggy, deciduous shrub which typically grows 3-6’ tall. It displays clusters of 5-petaled, white flowers in spring which are followed in early autumn by blackish purple, blueberry-sized fruits which usually do not persist into winter. Lustrous, dark green foliage turns an attractive purplish red in autumn. Although technically edible, the fruits are extremely tart and bitter, and are not recommended for eating off the bush. Best fruit production occurs in full sun.