Viburnum dilatatum
Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum - Overall Shrub Habit

Family:

Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) 51

Genus:

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

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Upright 574

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

White (Creamy-white, malodorous flowers in May in 3-5" flat-topped cymes, often smothering the plant)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Attractive, linden-like summer foliage); Red (Dull red fall foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Shiny, bright cherry to scarlet red berries in 5" wide clusters from September to December)

Ultimate Height:

8-10 feet

Ultimate Spread:

6-10 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to soils

Range:

Eastern Asia

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Opposite leaves are simple, ovate, 2-5" long and half to 3-quarter's as wide, and coarsely toothed (creating a scalloped edge like a sea shell). A slight pubescence covers both surfaces. Prominent orange lenticels.

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Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 285

Fruiting Characteristics 115

Additional Information

One of the best viburnums for showy fruits. A different clone as a pollinator helps produce a more abundant fruit set. Borers can sometimes be a problem. Relatively trouble-free.

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Overall Shrub Habit

Bark

Emerging Flowers

Leaf

Fruit

Winter Interest

Fruit & Foliage

Fruit

Winter Interest

Winter Habit

Buds

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

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8 Viburnum dilatatum found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2009_03741*A	STONE
2	2010_08787*A	AERO
3	2010_08785*A	AERO
4	2010_01456*A	OWEN
5	2009_03737*A	STONE
6	2010_08786*A	AERO
7	2009_03736*A	STONE
8	2009_09277*A	PHYS

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