Viburnum acerifoliumIndiana Native
Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium - Overall Shrub

Family:

Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) 51

Genus:

Viburnum (Viburnum, Dogmackie, Snowball, Arrowwood, Blackhaw) 49

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Upright 574

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 3 233

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

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:

June 119

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 203

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist, loamy soils, but is tolerant to a wide range of soils

Range:

New Brunswick, Canada and Eastern North America

Maintenance:

Low 274

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:

Purdue Plant Doctor

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Special Characteristics:

Naturalizing 114

Drought Tolerant 289

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.

Plant Photo Gallery

Viburnum acerifolium - Overall Shrub

Overall Shrub

Viburnum acerifolium - Bark and leaves

Bark and leaves

Viburnum acerifolium - Emerging foliage

Emerging foliage

Viburnum acerifolium - Developing flower head (cyme)

Developing flower head (cyme)

Viburnum acerifolium - Emerging Foliage

Emerging Foliage

Viburnum acerifolium - Bark

Bark

Viburnum acerifolium - Flower Buds

Flower Buds

Viburnum acerifolium - Flower

Flower

When Viburnum acerifolium has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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