Description

A wonderful tall and spreading shrub or tree, with showy clusters of creamy white pinwheel-like flowers in late winter followed by red fruit; very adaptable, makes a great specimen or tall natural screen, will grow quite large

Landscape Attributes

Sweet Viburnum is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Sweet Viburnum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Sweet Viburnum will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This species is not originally from North America.