Does your front yard have enough going on to keep your interest–even in the fall and winter? If you’ve been settling for bare branches and withering perennials, you need to know about the top 10 shrubs with fall berries to add to your front yard! While other plants are winding down for the year, shrubs with fall berries are ready to put on a show. Many of these shrubs keep their beautiful, colorful berries all the way through winter. Don’t miss planting at least one of these beautiful shrubs in your yard this fall.

Top 10 Shrubs With Fall Berries

1. Black Chokeberry

The black berries of the Black Chokeberry bush look especially dramatic against its red fall foliage. The berries themselves hang on even after all the leaves drop to the ground. Black chokeberry berries aren’t edible. This shrub is easy to care for, requiring little beyond an occasional pruning to remove dead or wayward branches.

2. Flowering Crabapple

Most people are familiar with one or more varieties of crabapple. Crabapples come in an array of colors, so whether you prefer red, yellow or green, there’s something for you. The fruit of the crabapple will remain on the branches until the birds eat them all through the winter.

3. Bearberry Cotoneaster

This handsome shrub is evergreen, with white berries that appear in spring and turn red in time for fall. The foliage puts on a show as well, turning red-bronze in fall, and back to green by spring. Drape the Bearberry Cotoneaster over a rock wall or fence, and it really dresses things up!

4. American Cranberry Viburnum

Plant this shrub with fall berries in a spot that receives afternoon shade, and you’ll be blessed with the most brilliant red berries when fall comes!  American cranberry is hardy in more zones, and will do well from zone 2 through 7. After the leaves fall, go on enjoying the pretty red berries right through snowfall.

5. Pyracantha Firethorn

When considering shrubs with fall berries, we cannot go wrong with the fiery berries of the Pyracantha Firethorn shrub. Orangey-red berries cover the shrub in thick clumps from top to bottom, and last until winter. Birds enjoy feasting on them until the berries dry up with winter’s cold.

6. Possumhaw

Possumhaw looks like a small red flowering tree, because if planted in full sun it rewards you with an abundance of red fruit. The fruit remains on the shrub through winter, attracting an array of songbirds who like to eat it. Possumhaw provides hours of incredible bird-watching even in the gloom of winter!

7. Northern Bayberry

The whitish-gray berries of the Northern Bayberry look like little ghosts, but they stick around clear ’til spring! Many birds enjoy these berries, so this is a definite must for winter bird watching in your front yard. Northern Bayberry grow from 5-12 feet tall and tolerate poor soil conditions.

8. Evergreen Dogwood

Not only does this shrub have leaves that take on purplish hues during the fall, it produces fleshy red berries that look a lot like raspberries. The berries are not only attractive but edible too. They’ll provide a delicious feast for birds during fall and winter. Evergreen Dogwood is perfect for your front yard if you live in a milder coastal climate.

9. American Beautyberry

I just can’t get over the color of the tiny berries on the American Beautyberry. This shrub is native from Texas to Virginia and grows up to 8 feet tall. The pretty ruby-violet berries stay on until winter, but dry up once it gets cold enough outside.

10. Orange Winterberry

Orange Winterberry, or Little Goblin Orange, is a dwarf shrub perfect for a smaller spot in your front yard. And with it’s bright orange berries that stick around until spring {unless the birds eat them first}, it promises attractive color against snowy winter days.

Want more interesting plants for your front yard? See my post on plants with colorful fruits and berries.

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