Burkwood Viburnum

Viburnum x burkwoodii

Deciduous-Shrubs

(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)

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Classification

Scientific Name:	Viburnum x burkwoodii
Common Name:	burkwood viburnum
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Suggested Uses:	shrub border, fragrance garden

Characteristics

Plant Form:	mutli-stemmed large shrub
Height:	10 - 12 feet tall
Foliage:	opposite, simple, oblong, ovate to elliptic, and semi-deciduous glossy green and waxy on upper surface, tomentose (matted, soft hairs) and brown underneath up to 3" long with small serrated margins may get red fall color
Flower:	cyme of very fragrant, white, snowball-shaped inflorescence up to 4" in diameter
Bloom Period:	mid-Spring for up to 3 weeks
Fruit:	green drupe in late Summer; turns red to black drupe in Fall / Winter

Environment

Soil:	requires slightly moist, well-drained soil can handle alkaline soils and poor conditions
USDA Zone:	zones 5 - 8

Care

Pests & Pathology:	susceptible to leaf spot and crown gall

Additional Notes:	has rabbit-ear buds at shoot tips cross between V. carlesii and V. utile

Address

Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone
806.742.2838
Email
Melanie.Jackson@ttu.edu