The European pod (scientific name: Viburnumopulus, alias European Joan, European Snowball) is a deciduous shrub of the genus Pods in the family Pentagramaceae, 4–5 m tall (13-

The European pod (scientific name: Viburnum opulus, alias European joan, European snowball) is a deciduous shrub in the genus Pods in the family Pentagramaceae, 4–5 m (13–16 ft) tall, native to Europe, North Africa and Central Asia, and later introduced to other parts of the world as an ornamental plant.