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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Aug 20, 2009

A neighbor asked about the ID of this over-grown shrub and I haven't any idea. It's about 10-12 ft. tall

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Aug 20, 2009

Toward the bottom I noticed it's getting a few clusters of these gray/green berry-like things

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Aug 20, 2009

Viburnum of some sort.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Aug 21, 2009

Ahhhh...a handsome healthy Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum) with immature fruit. Those gray-green berry like things will ripen to dark blue/black and then soften. They are edible, tasting a bit like prunes.

Rusty Blackhaw can make a small tree, much like a crabapple. It could be trained to one trunk, though it is just as happy with several trunks like a big shrub. If you want spring bloom, wait till after flowering to prune since that plant has already set flower buds for next year.

Rusty Blackhaw will have a range of fall colors, though it can have a lustrous burgundy to purple tone - Viburnum rufidulum 'Royal Guard' exhibits this characteristic.

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Aug 21, 2009

Thank you so much!

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