Wild Wild Woods: viburnum

4/17/2016

viburnum

A very few of last year's berries remain on the American cranberry bush as colorful background for the new buds of this year's leaves. This Viburnum trilobum 'Hahs' produces high-pectin berries that hold well into winter and provide nourishing food for birds during cold months when insects are scarce.

About this blog "Wild Wild Woods"

Through 2018, the posts on "wild wild woods" were photos taken in my bird garden and a set-aside strip of land that was the old fence row when the suburban lots in my neighborhood were farmed land. That wooded area sheltered a variety of plants and wildlife among the trees, understory, and a brushpile.

Now, my windows look out on a pond.

My new location is another former farm field that became a neighborhood. Fortunately, the wetland was preserved. It includes a pond surrounded by wildflowers, grasses, reeds, and a few trees.

I am pleased to observe and enjoy these places for birds, critters, and plants of central Minnesota.

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4/17/2016

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