Betulifolium Viburnum (Viburnum betulifolium)

Family: Adoxaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Viburnum betulifolium is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is rather acid when it first ripens, but hangs well on the plant through the winter.; We have eaten it in late spring when it has become quite acceptable for raw eating with a mild flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)