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Japanese Snowball (Viburnum plicatum)
Family: Adoxaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. Young leaves - cooked. Rather unpleasant. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Young leaves - cooked.; Rather unpleasant.
Habitat & North American Range
Thickets in mountains to 1800 metres, C. and S. Japan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)