Plants

These are two different Native shrubs of the Pacific North West, from the same genus"Viburnum."  One is deciduous and the other is evergreen. They are growing on my site close to each other. The cranberry has red berries and spring bouquet has blue berries. 

Viburnum trilobum and Viburnum tinus

Of all the plants I saw and photographed this is my favorite. It's name is  Viburnum trilobum the GUELDER-ROSE  or as it sometime called in America, high bush cranberry.
 It is a deciduous shrub or tree.

High Bush Cranberry

Deciduous meaning is it will loose it's leaves in the winter. The small glossy, purple-red berries although thought to cause stomach upsets when raw (this has never been proved officially) It can be used as a medicinal plant and also to dye fabric. It is the birthday flower for 29th September

Viburmum trilobum/High Bush Cranberry

spring bouquet 

This is another viburnum.  Viburnum tinus or  more commonly called the "spring bouquet." It  is an  evergreen shrub.    Evergreen meaning is will stay green and keep it's leaves all year. Notice it's blue berries.