Scientific Name:
Viburnum edule
Pronunciation:
vy-BUR-num ED-yew-lee
Common Name:
moosewood, squashberry, mooseberry
Family Name:
Viburnaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves with 3 shallow lobes towards apex (except for new leaves near stem tips), blades mostly obovate, 5-9(-12)cm long x 4-9(-13)cm wide, margin sharply toothed, petioles about 2cm long with a few glandular dots; cormyb-line cymes with 3-20 white florets 1-1.5cm wide; drupes oval to round, 8-12mm long, orange to red. Winter ID: twigs glabrous, 4-angled near tips; buds opposite, ovoid-rounded, stalked, 2 scales, valvate, dark red.
Habit:
Stiffly upright, Twiggy
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Origin:
North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate, Orbicular
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded, Truncate
Margins:
Dentate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Drupe, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Dark Grey, Red
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Rounded or globular, Stalked, Valvate
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant)
