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Leaves Like Maples
About to bloom up here in the mountains. Maple-leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium). The common name of Maple-leaf Viburnum is because of the resemblance of this Viburnum’s leaves to a Maple (Acer). The flowers are in flat-headed panicles, with each individual flower being 1/4 inch across. The leaves of Maple-leaf Viburnum grow up to five inches…
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Autumn Berries
Maple-leaf Viburnum berries (Viburnum acerifolium) ripen in early autumn, providing food for many animals, including deer, rabbits, ruffed grouse, wild turkeys, songbirds, skunks and mice. A small shrub, Maple-leaf Viburnum joins in with great colors in autumn. _______________________________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!