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 'Roseum' (Snowball)
Other names: Whitsuntide boss, Snowball tree, Red snowball tree, Rose elder, Viburnum opulus 'Sterile', Red guelder rose
'Roseum' is a large, bushy, deciduous shrub with lobed, veined, dark green leaves turning red-flushed in autumn and, from late spring into summer, dense, spherical clusters of white flowers, flushed pink with age.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Viburnum opulus 'Park Harvest' (Guelder rose 'Park Harvest')
Other names: European cranberry bush 'Park Harvest', Water elder 'Park Harvest', Cramp bark 'Park Harvest', Viburnum opulus 'Aureum, Viburnum opulus 'Harvest Gold'
'Park Harvest' is a large, bushy, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with simple or palmately lobed, yellow leaves, red-flushed when young, and dense, rounded clusters of white flowers in late spring and early summer followed by spherical, fleshy, bright red fruit.
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5m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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5-10 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 opulus 'Xanthocarpum' (Yellow-fruited guelder rose)
'Xanthocarpum' is a large, deciduous shrub with palmate leaves that yellow in autumn. Flat clusters of white flowers in spring and summer are followed by shiny, orange-yellow berries in autumn.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum opulus 'Nanum' (Dwarf guelder rose)
Other names: Guelder rose 'Nanum', Dwarf cranberry bush
'Nanum' is a compact, dense, mound-forming, deciduous shrub with three-lobed, dark green leaves, flushed bronze in spring and flushed reddish-purple in autumn, and flat, lace-cap-like clusters of white flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Viburnum opulus 'Exuberant' (Guelder rose 'Exuberant')
Other names: European cranberry bush 'Exuberant', Water elder 'Exuberant', Cramp bark 'Exuberant', Snowball bush 'Exuberant'
'Exuberant' is a vigorous, bushy, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with simple or palmately lobed, dark green leaves turning yellow and orange in autumn and dense, rounded clusters of white flowers in late spring and early summer followed by spherical, fleshy, orange-red fruit.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum farreri (Farrer viburnum)
Other names: Viburnum 'Fragrans', Viburnum fragrans 'Bunge'
V. farreri is an upright to rounded, deciduous shrub with oval, toothed, veined, dark green leaves, bronze when young, and, from late autumn into winter, dense clusters of pink buds opening to fragrant, tubular, white flowers followed by spherical, bright red fruit.
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2.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum farreri 'Candidissimum' (Farrer viburnum 'Candidissimum')
Other names: Viburnum farreri 'Album', Fragrant viburnum 'Candidissimum'
'Candidissimum' is an upright, deciduous shrub with oval, toothed, veined, light green leaves, lighter when young, and dense clusters of small, tubular, fragrant, white flowers from late autumn into winter, sometimes into spring in mild weather. Flowers are followed by pale yellow fruit.
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2m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 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 |
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