Scientific Name
Viburnum lentago
Common Name
Nannyberry viburnum

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun to shade; range of soil types
Height: 15 to 18 feet
Width: 8 to 10 feet
Texture: Medium
Form: Slender arching branches; opens with age
Flower/Fruit: Creamy white flowers on 3 to 4" flat-topped cyme; 0.5" bluish black drupe in fall
Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous dark green leaves; 2 to 4" long; yellowish green new growth; purplish red fall color
Comments: Drought tolerant; may sucker to form colonies; fruit attracts birds
Cultivars: --
   



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