Viburnum x burkwoodii

• BOTANICAL NAME: Viburnum x burkwoodii
• PRONUNCIATION: vi-bur'num berk-wood'e-i
• COMMON NAME: Burkwood Viburnum
• FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae
• NATIVITY:  of hybrid orgin
• GROWTH HABIT: Upright, multi-stemmed
• SIZE: 8 to 10' (height) by 6 to 8' (spread)
• HARDINESS: Zone 4 - 8
• CULTURE: well drained soil, full sun to moderate shade
• LANDSCAPE USE: Shrub border
• FOLIAGE: opposite, simple, oblong, ovate to elliptic, 1 1/2 to 4" long green with gray-brown underside, wine-red fall color

• BUDS: pink flower buds
• BARK: tannish color, tomentose stems
• FLOWER: white, spicy, aromatic with 5-rayed cyme 2 to 3" with yellow anthers

• FRUIT: Red changing to black, 1/3" ellipsoidal-flattened drupe
• PROPAGATION: seeds or cuttings (best method)
• PESTS: relatively free of major problems
• CULTIVARS: 'Anne Russell' 'American Spice' 'Mohawk'

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