Viburnum<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/p>\n

Genus of 150-175 or more evergreen, semi evergreen, and deciduous shrubs, sometimes trees, from thickets and woodland, mainly in North temperate regions, but some extend to Southeast Asia and south America, within the Adoxacea family. \u00a0They are grown for their fruits, flowers, and some for their autumn coloring. \u00a0They produce lance to rounded, smooth or toothed edged, sometimes lobed leaves arranged in opposite pairs, occasionally in whorls of 3, they are usually rough and prominently veined. \u00a0The sometimes strongly fragrant, white or cream or pink flushed or wholly pink flowers are salverform to tubular. \u00a0They are borne in terminal or axillary panicles, clusters, corymbs, or cymes, which are often spherical or domed, \u00a0Some species have flowers in flattened heads similar to those of \u201clacecaps\u201d hydrangeas, in which the small, fertile central flowers are surrounded by larger flat or saucer shaped, sterile flowers. \u00a0The ornamental fruits are usually spherical or oval and may be red, blue, or black-purple, some are edible others are poisonous.<\/p>\n

Viburnums are suitable for a shrub border or woodland garden, hedging, and attracting wildlife. \u00a0If fruits are desired, plant several seedlings of the same species together.<\/p>\n

Grow in any moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade, most are drought tender. \u00a0Where not hardy, shelter from cold drying winds. \u00a0Most deciduous Viburnums tolerate hard pruning.<\/p>\n

Prone to gray mold (Botrytis), rust, downy mildew, powdery mildew, wood rot, verticillium wilt, leaf spots, dieback, aphids, scale insects, weevils, Japanese beetle, mealybugs, tree hoppers<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and lepidoptera<\/i><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Viburnum opulus \u2018Roseum\u2019 \u2013 Viburnum opulus \u2018Snowball Bush\u2019\u00a0\u2013 European Cranberry bush \u2013 Guelder rose \u2013 Common Snowball \u2013 European Highbush Cranberry – \u00a0European Snowball \u2013 Snowball bush \u2013 Snowball Tree<\/b><\/strong>\u2013 This vigorous, bushy, deciduous shrub has smooth, thin, light gray bark and a spreading habit reaching 12\u2019 feet tall and almost as wide. \u00a0It is found naturally occurring in Europe, North Africa and Central Asia. \u00a0It produces maple-like, usually 3 lobed, dark green leaves with paler undersides, to 4\u201d long, turning purple tints in autumn. \u00a0It very rarely bears, it large tubular, white or green tinted, sterile flowers or fruits.\u00a0\u00a0It can be grown in wet or boggy situations.<\/p>\n

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