Squashberry
Viburnum edule
Squashberry, or mooseberry, is a northern and montane viburnum with maple-like leaves and translucent red, tart edible fruit. A cold-hardy understory shrub with good red fall color.
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~104 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, OR, SD, VT, WA