Is Cranberry Bush deer resistant?
Viburnum opulus
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 2–8LightPart shade
Mature height144–192 in
BloomSpring and SummerMaintenanceModerate
Native range30 US states
About Cranberry Bush
Lacecap flowers, translucent red fruit and good fall color. Viburnum leaf beetle strips European forms badly in the northeast, so the American cranberrybush is the safer buy there.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 94 to 142 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Cranberry Bush
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Cranberry Bush grows
Hardy across 50 states on zone range alone, and native to 30 of them. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering. Select any state, including one it will not grow in, for what is resistant there.
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- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Cranberry Bush
- Is Cranberry Bush deer resistant?
- Cranberry Bush (Viburnum opulus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Cranberry Bush grow in?
- Cranberry Bush is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Cranberry Bush grow in shade?
- Yes. Cranberry Bush tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Cranberry Bush get?
- Mature height is roughly 144–192 in. Growth rate is moderate.