Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry
An excellent shrub which provides food for local wildlife, birds and small mammals love the berries, learn more here. It will perform well in urban environments and will tolerate high levels of shade. Great for naturalized areas, screening and mass planting. Attracts pollinators.
Height : 8-15 feet Spread : 6-12 feet
Light : Full sun to part shade Water : Dry to moist
Soil : Sand, loam, clay Zone : 2-8
Leaves : Large, ovate leaves with yellowish-green to dark green upper with underside a pale green
Stem : Gray to reddish-grey trunk with branches light gray
Flower : Flat-topped creamy flowers that form in clusters in May-June
Fruit : Showy small blue or bluish-black berries held in abundant clusters in the fall
Habit : Multi-stemmed shrub or single-trunk tree. Upright form with some tendency for branches to arch. Suckers to spread
Key Pollinators : Mining bees, small sweat bees
Pollinator Food Source: Nectar & pollen
Larval Host Plant : Various species