Viburnum × rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood'
Willowwood Lantanaphyllum Viburnum

Viburnum × rhytidophylloides ′Willowwood′ - Habit (with Immature Fruits)

Family:

Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) 51

Genus:

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

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Arching 25

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 258

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Semi-evergreen 27

Flower Notes:

Cream (Creamy white flowers in May in 3-4" dia. flat-topped cymes)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Lustrous, leathery summer foliage; the semi-evergreen leaves hold into November)

Fruit Notes:

Green;red (Juvenile berries green;Ripe berries change from bright red to black, appear in late August to September)

Ultimate Height:

15 feet

Ultimate Spread:

10 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are rugose, leathery, dark green (but less so than in Viburnum rhytidophyllum), 4-8" long by 2-2.5" wide (wider than V. rhytidophyllum). Flower cluster (3-4" dia.) is smaller than the loose cluster of V. rhytidophyllum. Long naked buds.

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Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 284

Additional Information

Poor tolerance to heavy wind environments. Great plant in the Midwest, flowering in the spring and even sporadically into the fall. Foliage sometimes lasting well into the winter. Prune right after flowering, because new buds for the following year form in the summer.

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Habit (with Immature Fruits)

Leaf

Leaves and Bud

Viburnum × rhytidophylloides ′Willowwood′ - Bud

Bud

Flower Buds

Fruit Cluster in Final Stage of Ripeness

Fruit Clusters in Mid-ripeness Coloration

Immature Fruit Clusters

Bark

Flowering Habit

Bark

Flowers

When Viburnum × rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood' has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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Fruiting

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2 Viburnum × rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood' found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2009_13900*A	HORTPARK
2	2009_09523*A	HAMP

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