Nannyberry, also known as wild raisin, is a shade-tolerate large shrub or small tree (up to 30 ft tall) that are often planted in landscapes as shrub borders, taller barriers, hedges, and windbreaks. They produce pretty seasonal white flowers, then green to yellow, pink, rose, then finally blue-black fruit and in the fall their leaves turn a deep maroon color. Their hanging berry-like fruits, known as drupes, are sweet and edible, often compared to dates, prunes, or bananas. These edible drupes are often fully ripe after the first frost and are eaten raw, dried into “wild raisins”, or cooked. Wildlife such as gamebirds (i.e., wild turkey and ruffed grouse), songbirds, white-tailed deer, rabbits, and other small mammals also rely on the drupes as they persist into winter.