Flowers:
White (Sparse white flowers in May)
Foliage:
Red (Foliage is red-tinged when it emerged); Green (Dark green summer foliage); Red (Excellent deep red foliage in the fall)
Fruit:
Red (Bright red edible berries appear in early September through fall into February)
Soil:
Widely adaptable to soils, except for those that are very dry
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves opposite, 3-lobed, 2-5" long, lobes acuminate(toothed less than Viburnum opulus), sometimes middle lobe elongated, dark green above, soft hairs on vein below, petiole with a shallow grove and numerous, stalked, dome-shaped sticky glands at base of blade (V.opulus has disk-like stalked glands). Stem appears waxy.