Edible Canadian Shrubberies

Описание: Do you ever find yourself gazing at neighbours' hedges and wishing you could eat them? Well maybe you can.
These are a few Canadian shrubs that can work well both as windbreaks, and as food sources for humans and animals alike. Or for good little snacks while foraging in the bush.

Plants in this video:
American Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum*)
Family: Adoxaceae (Moschatel family)**
Other names: Cranberrybush Viburnum, Crampbark, Grouseberry, Mooseberry, Pembina, Pimbina, Squawbush, Summerberry, Tree Cranberry
*sometimes these are also treated as a variety or subspecies of the guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus var. Americanum or Vibrunum opulus subsp. trilobum)
**sometimes listed as Viburnaceae

Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)
Family: Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family)
Other names: Thorny Buffaloberry, Bull Berry, Rabbit Berry, Nebraska Currant, Silver Leaf

Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Other names: Serviceberry, Juneberry, Chuckley Pear, Dwarf Shadbush, Alder-Leaf Shadbush, Pigeon Berry, Lancewood, Shadblossom, Shadblow, Sarvis, ᒥᓵᐢᐠᐘᑑᒥᐣ - Misâskwatômina (Cree), Hetanemenôtse (Cheyenne), Dzidzé ditʼódí (Navajo), Amélanchier (French)
*if you happen to know more Indigenous names, let me know

Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
Family: Adoxaceae (Moschatel family)*
Other names: Sheepberry, Sweet Viburnum
*sometimes listed as Viburnaceae

Credits:
Host: Sam
Writing: Sam
Editing: Sam
Camera: Sam

Title Music: 'The Cascades' by Scott Joplin, played by Sam
Title Camera: Julia Goertzen and Sam
Title Graphic: Julia Goertzen
Thumbnail: Julia Goertzen and Sam

Images:
Buffaloberry in Sandy Soil: Colin Croft, iNaturalist.com, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

Red Nannyberry Leaves: Mary Krieger, iNaturalist.com, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
[Pemmican War: Jefferys, Charles W. 1945 The Picture Gallery of Canadian History Vol. II]


Sponsored by: Stanley Soil Management Association
Special thanks to Richard Warkentin