Use viburnums in shrub borders, in masses and even as three-season privacy screens. The red berries that form in the fall usually endure well into the season. The dwarf forms offer tighter, denser profiles. Illuminated by a spring moon, they become circles of white. The new leaves of V. trilobum appear reddish.
Berries are bright red and glossy, borne in large clusters.
V. trilobum usually turns mottled yellow to red to purplish-red, but V. opulus may show no fall color. V. trilobum needs moist soils. Either species, multistemmed shrub eight to 12 feet high and wide. There are plenty of smaller cultivars for both. We won't guarantee it, but chances are you can have something blooming at Christmas.