Top 5 Large Shrubs for Minnesota

#1 Dogwood (Cornus)

• Larger shrub growing 8-10 feet tall and wide

• Generally grown for their red or yellow stems 

• White flowers in spring

• Bluish berries in summer

• Orange / red fall color

• Varieties include Red Twigged, Cardinal and Gray

#2 Common Lilac (Syringia)

• Large shrub growing 10-15 feet tall / 10 feet wide

• Purple or white flowers in spring

• Great shrub for natural hedges and privacy.

#3 Burning Bush (Euonymus)

• Large natural shrub growing 8-12 feet tall and wide

• Intense red fall color. 

• Even dwarf varieties are larger in size.

#4 Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lucidus)

• Large natural shrub growing to 10 feet tall / 8 feet wide

• Can tolerate pruning into formal hedges

• White flowers in spring

• Blue berries in summer

• Orange / reddish fall color

#5 Diablo Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)

• Large sprawling vase-shaped shrub growing 8-10 feet tall and wide

• Purple foliage throughout year

• White flowers in spring.

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