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Viburnum dilatatum

Linden Viburnum

Pronunciation
vi-BER-num di-la-TA-tum
Family
Genus
Nativity

Korea

Growth Habit

Upright, somewhat open and leggy cultivars have superior form. Deciduous.

Hardiness
5
Culture

Moist soil and full sun to part shade

Landscape Use

Use as a specimen or in the shrub border. Birds love the heavy fruit set.

Foliage

Opposite, shiny, broad leaf with serrate margin and coarse texture. Holds leaves into mid-winter.

Buds

Buds are imbricate, slightly pubescent. Red terminal bud in winter.

Bark

Young stems have prominent lenticels with a pubescent terminal stem.

Flower

Large masses of white May into June flowers.

Fruit

Large quantities of small red fruit held in clusters in September/October. Fruit persists into December if not eaten by the birds.

Propagation

Seeds and cuttings.

Pests
None serious.
Cultivars

'Erie' - flower, bud, fruit, landscape use, leaf.

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