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<br /> <br />High-bush cranberry <br />(Viburnum trilobum) <br /> <br />This multistemmed bush has lovely spring <br />flowers and persistent red berries. Left <br />unpruned, it will grow tall, but it can be <br />pruned into a dense hedge. The European <br />species (Viburnum opulus) is often sold in <br />nurseries, but is invasive, and should be <br />avoided. <br /> <br />Nannyberry <br />(Viburnum lentago) <br /> <br />Nannyberry is a tall shrub that grows in a <br />variety of soils. It spreads gradually from a <br />central clump, forming nicely shaped thickets. <br />It has sweet, edible, blue-black fruits. <br /> <br /> <br />Chokecherry <br />(Prunus virginiana) <br /> <br />A common shrub throughout our region. <br />Chokecherry grows in a variety of soil types. <br />It develops into a tall shrub on rich, loam <br /> <br />~"~- \~->'. <br />--.I"I.~ <br />\.~.-~ <br />. ::'~<t- ...., <br />~,~~.. <br /> <br />Grey dogwood <br />(Cornus racemosa) <br /> <br />Commonly forms thickets at wetland margins, <br />woods edges, steam banks, low spots in <br />prairies and savannas, and along roadsides and <br />