Scientific Name
Viburnum nudum
Common Name
Smooth witherod; Possumhaw viburnum

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: --
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Width: 6 to 10 feet
Texture: --
Form: Spreading rounded crown
Flower/Fruit: Creamy white flowers on 3 to 5" flat-topped cyme; hanging cluster of fruit starts green, then pink, rose, bluish, and purplish black
Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous dark green leaves; 3 to 5" long; red to purplish fall color
Comments: Drought tolerant; native to eastern US
Cultivars: Angustifolium; Evergreen; Winterthur: lustrous, waxy leaves, compact habit, 6 to 8 feet tall
   


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