spicebush
noun
spice·bush
ˈspīs-ˌbu̇sh 
: an aromatic shrub (Lindera benzoin) of the laurel family found chiefly in the eastern U.S. that bears dense clusters of small greenish-yellow flowers followed by usually scarlet berries
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Try switching to resistant varieties such as V. plicatum and Korean spicebush viburnum V. calesii if leaf beetles are a chronic pest.
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The spicebush is a native species that produces four different kinds of seasonings whether its flowers, twigs, berries or leaves.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
Many of these birds will feast on the berries of hollies, dogwoods, spicebush, arrowwood viburnums, and magnolias.3
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—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
On the right, a wood thrush is perched on the branch of a spicebush while a spicebush swallowtail flies overhead.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The spicebush is a native species that produces four different kinds of seasonings whether its flowers, twigs, berries or leaves.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
Many of these birds will feast on the berries of hollies, dogwoods, spicebush, arrowwood viburnums, and magnolias.3
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—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
On the right, a wood thrush is perched on the branch of a spicebush while a spicebush swallowtail flies overhead.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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spicebush
noun
spice·bush
ˈspīs-ˌbu̇sh
: a fragrant shrub of the eastern U.S. and Canada that is related to the laurels and has clusters of small greenish yellow flowers and usually red berries
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