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Northern Wild Raisin Viburnum

bare-root plants
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$29.00
Item: 7699-A
stock details: 9–12" bare-root plants
$130.50
Item: 7699-B
stock details: 9–12" bare-root plants
Viburnum cassinoides

5-6' × same. Also called Appalachian Tea, Raisinberry or Witherod.

Creamy white flowers with yellow stamens on 2–5" flat-topped cymes bloom from spring to early summer.

Highly desired for its edible fruit, which turns from green to pink to red to blue before finally turning black in September. Fruiting clusters feature several colors at the same time. Best eaten when nearly dried out on the branch, if you can get to it before the birds! 

The graceful foliage sets this one apart from other viburnums—it emerges bronze or purple tinted, turning dark green when mature and then orange-red, dark crimson and purple in fall. The way sunlight filters through the young leaves is charming from near and far. 

Rounded arching dense shrub will sucker in time. Very rugged: adapts to dry or wet sites. Full sun to part shade. Plant multiples for best fruit set. Native to eastern North America. Zone 3.

ships in spring
Additional Information

Viburnums

The Viburnum genus encompasses more than 150 different species, which can range from dense shrubs lush with green foliage to more open and rangy small trees. Viburnums are prized for their multi-season interest, with blossom, berry and foliage varying by species. Flowers attract many butterflies and other early-season pollinators in spring. Ripening berries, some edible for humans, put on a show of color throughout the summer.

All the Viburnums we offer are important wildlife plants, native to eastern North America.

Growing Viburnums

  • Soil: Adaptable, but in moist rich well-drained soil they will take on a fuller shape.
  • Sun: Full sun to part shade.
  • Pollination: Plant multiples of the same species for best fruit set.
  • Pest Control: Viburnum leaf beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni) has become a problem in some areas. The larvae overwinter on twigs and can defoliate shrubs in spring and early summer. They seem to prefer Arrowwood, but we have seen them do a number on Wild Raisin and Nannyberry. Prune out and burn any egg-infested twigs in early spring before your shrubs are leafed out. Spraying with Spinosad in late April or early May when the larvae first emerge can also help. Timing is key—spraying eggs or adult beetles is less effective.

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ship from early March through mid-to-late May, weather depending, beginning with warmer USDA zones.