A deciduous, thicket-forming shrub, 12 feet tall, with smooth gray branches. The winter buds are scaly. Leaves are maple-like, pubescent beneath with 3-5 acuminate lobes, coarsely,and irregularly toothed. It turns burgundy in the autumn. In early summer.the conspicuous, large, nearly flat-topped heads of snow-white flowers appear. The berries are bright red. Cultivated and wild throughout the U.S.
The fruit is used as a substitute for cranberries. It makes a tart jelly or distilled spirit. It is toxic and bitter if eaten fresh.
Brand: Best Botanicals
Cramp Bark Powder 16 oz.
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