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Please Clare for me ( plant ID) #797966

Asked June 26, 2022, 7:18 PM EDT

Hello! Conflicting info on the web. Can you please clarify? Thank you! Is this Guelder Rose Viburnums opulus which does not have berries. Or Highbush cranberry The Plant in Photo i took has berries. So many entries online showing berries call them all the same or mix them up going both ways. Thanks again!

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.

Thank you for contacting Ask Extension.


An Ask Extension Expert Replied June 27, 2022, 5:53 PM EDT
Thank you so very much for your quick response!

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The Question Asker Replied June 28, 2022, 12:40 AM EDT
You’re welcome.
An Ask Extension Expert Replied June 28, 2022, 9:39 AM EDT

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