Viburnum dentatum 'Synnesvedt' [sold as Chicago Lustre®]
Chicago Lustre Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum ′Synnesvedt′ [sold as Chicago Lustre®] - Summer Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Creamy-white flowers in 2-4" dia. flat-topped cymes in May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Attractive, dark glossy green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Reddish-purple fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Abundant clusters of blue-black berries in late summer)
 Ultimate Height:
10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, somewhat rounded, 2-4.5" long and 1-4" wide, coarsely dentate, often with hairs in the axils underneath. Small, lower bud scale forms a V-shaped notch.
 Ecological Functions:
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 284
  • Fruiting Characteristics 114
  • Border 396
  • Foundation 202
  • Groupings 211
  • Hedge 277
  • Naturalizing 115
  • Screen 190

    • Additional Information

    'Synnesvedt', often sold under the name Chicago Lustre, is known for attractive, clean, lustrous foliage and abundant blue-black fruits. Flowers malodorous to some. Attractive to birds. Name derived from Native American use of strong sucker shoots for arrow shafts. The most durable of viburnums. Serves as a nice neutral background shrub.

    2 Viburnum dentatum 'Synnesvedt' [sold as Chicago Lustre®] found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_01406*BSPKL
    22012_01406*ASPKL

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