Viburnum acerifoliumIndiana NativeIndiana Native
Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium - Overall Shrub
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Small white flowers in flat-topped cymes (3") in spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Reddish-purple fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
Brown, Silver (smooth, glabrous, younger stems are smooth and grayish brown)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Small drupes (0.33") that change from black to red by late summer)
 Ultimate Height:
4-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
2-4 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Fruiting Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, loamy soils, but is tolerant to a wide range of soils
 Range:
New Brunswick, Canada and Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves, reminiscent of a maple-leaf, are opposite, simple, 2-4" long and wide, 3-lobed, pubescent (especially on the lower surface), and coarsely toothed with black dots on the underside. Young stems are pubescent.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 275
  • Naturalizing 114
  • Drought Tolerant 288
  • Shade Tolerant 115
  • Indiana Native 162

    • Additional Information

    The Mapleleafe Viburnum is a shade and drought tolerant plant that is excellent for naturalizing. Tolerant to the poison excreted by Black Walnuts.

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    Other plants like this Viburnum acerifolium (Mapleleaf Viburnum)

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