Sheepberry (Viburnum lentago)

Family: Adoxaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: White.Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet, somewhat juicy and pleasant tasting but with a thick skin and a single large seed. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; It can also be dried for winter use.; The fruit is variable in size and quality, the best being about 15mm long, pulpy, very sweet, somewhat juicy and pleasant tasting but with a thick skin and a single large seed.; The fruit is said to be best after a frost but it is sometimes dry.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich soils along woodland borders, edges of streams etc, it is also found on rocky hillsides etc. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)