BOTANICAL NAME: Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum
FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME(S): Doublefile Viburnum
HARDINESS/ZONE: USDA: 5
Sunset: 1-9, 14-24
FOLIAGE: opposite, simple, deciduous, broad ovate to elliptic ovate, 2-4″ long, 1 – 2.5″ wide, dark green, nearly glabrous above, slightly pubescent beneath, 8-12 pair of nearly straight veins, leaf pairs hang down creating a “dog eared” effect; reddish purple fall color
FLOWERS: white, without fragrance, outer flowers sterile with 4-5 lobes, inner flowers fertile and not showy, flowers appear April to May in 2-4″ flat topped cyme borne above foliage – 2 by 2, creating a spectacular effect along horizontal branches.
FRUIT: drupe, 1/3″ long, bright red changing to black, July to August; usually devoured by birds before completely ripened, better fruit set with more than one shrub
BARK: branches are dark gray or brownish with orangish lenticels
SEASONAL VALUE: form, flowers, floral display, fall color, pest resistant, pollution tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6′(to 15′) SPREAD: 4-5′(to 15′) GROWTH:Fast/Mod/Slow
Sun/Part Shade/Shade
HABIT: deciduous shrub, tiered horizontal branching, appearing rounded to broad-rounded at maturity
SOIL: moist, well drained (will not tolerate clay, poorly drained soil) tolerates drought once established
PRUNING: remove older canes at base if pruned at all
PESTS: stem dieback in wet areas, but generally none serious
PROPAGATION: softwood cuttings-roots easily
COMMENTS: greater fall color in full sun
Very popular along highways
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