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Please Clare for me ( plant ID) #797966
Asked June 26, 2022, 7:18 PM EDT
Gratiot County Michigan
Expert Response
Hello,
Yes, that certainly looks like Guelder-rose viburnum or European cranberry bush (Viburnum opulus). Read about the plant here: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278939
It does produce berries. There is a Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’ and/or ‘Roseum’) which are sterile and do not produce berries. The American highbush cranberry viburnum (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) does produce berries Read more here: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278973&isprofile=1&basic=Viburnum%20opulus%20var.%20americanum
These two plants are easily confused but attached is an article by Minnesota Wildflowers which helps differentiate between the two. https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/guelder-rose
I hope this helps you identify your viburnum.
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