Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Berry-producing shrubs, 1 by birder17

birder17 wrote:
Love all the pictures of Viburnums. I believe they are my favorite shrub. They are tolerant of my slightly akaline, clay soil, beautiful flowers and lots of berries for the birds. That pretty much covers my expedtations. I would love to grow more Viburnums but have a small yard with limited "part shade".

I have many Sambucus canadensis. They were planted two years ago and have started producing a nice berry crop. I put them in for the backyard birds.

I also have Callicarpa americana. I love it. I cut it down at the end of winter, and it gets about five feet tall by the end of the season. The leaves are a pretty green, then, it puts out these tiny lovely orchid colored blooms along its branches. And then, the real show begins when other plants are slowing down, you get a copious show of these beautiful orchid berries. It's an absolute riot and no care plant. By the end of winter, all of the berries are gone. I have seen the mocker eating them, but there are probably others. I have planted Gomphrena globosa, Sedum neon, and a wonderful orchid Agastache. All of them show off the orchid berries.
Wow! How many shrubs put out beautiful "orchid" berries? Once in a while I get a new shrub grown from seed here and there in my garden that the birds have planted.