Viburnum opulus (Guelder rose)
Other names: Snowball tree, Water elder, Whitten tree, Ople tree, Red elder, Rose elder, Gatten tree, Marsh alder, Dog rowan, European cranberry bush, Crampbark, Dog eller
V. opulus is a deciduous shrub. Leaves are palmate and prominently veined. Flat clusters of white flowers appear in spring and summer, followed by bright red berries in autumn.
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4m max. spread |
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6m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum opulus 'Compactum' (Compact guelder rose)
'Compactum' is a compact deciduous shrub. Leaves are palmate and prominently veined. Flat clusters of white flowers appear in spring and summer, followed by bright red berries in autumn.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' (Japanese snowball 'Summer Snowflake')
Other names: Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake', Doublefile viburnum 'Summer Snowflake', Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Fujisanensis'
'Summer Snowflake' is an upright to open, deciduous shrub with ovate, deeply veined, dark green leaves that turn red-purple in autumn, flat, lacecap-like clusters of creamy-white flowers in late spring and, occasionally, red berries that turn black as they mature.
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6m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum 'Newport' (Japanese snowball 'Newport')
Other names: Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum 'Newzam', Doublefile viburnum 'Newport', Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Newport'
'Newport' is a compact, rounded, deciduous shrub with horizontal branches bearing ovate, toothed, deeply veined, mid- to dark green leaves turning reddish-purple in autumn and large, dense, rounded clusters of white flowers in late spring.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii' (Japanese snowball 'Mariesii')
Other names: Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum f. mariesii, Viburnum mariesii, Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'
'Mariesii' is a large, spreading, deciduous shrub with ovate, veined, dark green leaves turning purple in autumn and flattened clusters of white flowers in late spring sometimes followed by red fruit that ripens black.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum (any deciduous variety) (Viburnum (any deciduous variety))
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Viburnum (any deciduous variety) are upright or spreading, deciduous shrubs with lance-shaped or rounded, sometimes lobed or palmate, green leaves turning attractive colours in autumn and clusters of white or pink flowers in spring followed by red, blue, black fruit.
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4m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum 'Eskimo' (Eskimo viburnum)
'Eskimo' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen shrub with ovate, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves turning red, orange and yellow in autumn. Dense, spherical clusters of pink-flushed, cream buds open to fragrant, tubular, white flowers in spring, followed by scarlet fruit in autumn.
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3.5m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum x juddii (Judd viburnum)
V. x juddii is a rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves, sometimes turning red in autumn, and spherical clusters of rose-pink buds opening to small, fragrant, pink-flushed, white flowers in spring. Flowers are followed by berry-like fruit which ripen from red to black.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum plicatum 'Lanarth' (Japanese snowball 'Lanarth')
'Lanarth' is a large shrub with spreading branches; veined, dark green leaves, which turn purple in autumn; and lacey, white flower heads in late spring sometimes followed by red or black fruit.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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