Viburnum dilatatum
Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum - Overall Shrub Habit
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 Genus:
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 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 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:
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 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.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 289
  • Fruiting Characteristics 117
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 275
  • Screen 190
  • Specimen 630
  • Slow Growth Rate 271
  • Winter Interest 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.

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

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    8 Viburnum dilatatum found

    Building Map...

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_03741*ASTONE
    22010_08787*AAERO
    32010_08785*AAERO
    42010_01456*AOWEN
    52009_03737*ASTONE
    62010_08786*AAERO
    72009_03736*ASTONE
    82009_09277*APHYS

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