European wayfaring tree

Also known as: Viburnum lantana

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  • Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum)
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    The wayfaring tree of Europe, V. lantana, grows to 5 metres (16 feet). The European cranberry, highbush cranberry, or water elder (V. opulus), a small tree reaching 4 metres (13 feet), is native to northern Europe and North Africa. It has three- to five-lobed, maplelike leaves…

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