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Nannyberry Viburnum have beautiful glossy green foliage with gorgeous fall coloring. White flowers produce an attractive and edible fruit display that changes from yellowish pink to bluish-black. The fruit grows from September until freeze. This shrub has a slender, upright-branching habit and can be grown as a small multi-trunked tree or trimmed to be kept as a shrub. Nannyberry is great shade-tolerant plant but you will get more fruit and have faster growth in a sunny area. One of the most underappreciated wild fruits, nannyberries (Viburnum lentago) is said to taste like prunes mixed with bananas. Nannyberry is also known as sheepberry and is a lesser known cousin to highbush cranberries, nannyberries are native to Eastern North America, Southeastern Ontario and Quebec. They’re often found in moist, sunny areas like the edges of marshes and ponds. Sun, Part Sun/Shade Mature Plant Size (H x W): 14-18′ x 6-10′ Bloom Season: SpringAttracts BeesAttracts BirdsSalt TolerantNativeWinter InterestStone MulchEdible to PeopleAttracts ButterfliesAttractive FruitCut FlowerAttracts Pollinators Ships from a family owned and operated garden center in Minnesota. Please contact me for discounts on larger orders of 10 or more trees. Shipping times during winter months and hot summer months may be delayed per my discretion to assure a healthy plant on arrival. Normally plants ship within one or two weeks upon receiving payment. You will be notified of delays because of weather and given an expected shipping time when the order is placed. Thanks for your business and feel free to message with any questions you may have prior to your purchase.