Viburnum opulus 'Nanum'
Dwarf European Cranberrybush Viburnum

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Purple (Fall color is a variable greenish to red-purple)
 Ultimate Height:
1-2 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
2-3 feet
 Soil Notes:
Requires well-drained soils; unlike the species type, 'Nanum' is intolerant of wet, poorly drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, 2-4" long 3-lobed leaves resemble those of maple. Leaves more toothed than Viburnum trilobum, the American Cranberrybush Viburnum. A few distinct disk-like glands on grooved leaf petiole near blade. (V. trilobum has stalked, dome-shaped sticky glands.)
  Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

'Nanum' is dense, dwarf cultivar that only reaches up to 1 1/2 - 2 feet tall. This variant rarely, if ever, produces flowers or fruits. May be troubled by aphids.

1 Viburnum opulus 'Nanum' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12018_00799*AHORT

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