Withe Rod (Viburnum cassinoides)

Family: Adoxaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and well flavoured, hanging on the plant well into the winter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The scant flesh is sweet and well flavoured, hanging on the plant well into the winter.; The oval fruit is about 10mm long and contains a single large seed.; The leaves are used as a tea substitute.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets, clearings, swamps and borders of woods. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)