− | Viburnum theiferum, Rehd. Upright shrub, to 12 ft.: branchlets glabrous: lvs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, rounded at the base, remotely denticulate, dark green and glabrous above, glabrous beneath except silky hairs on the veins, 3-5 in. long; petiole about 1/2 in. long: fls. in cymes, 1 – 1 1/2 in. across; calyx purple; stamens shorter or as long as corolla: fr. red, ovoid, 1/3 in. long. May, June: fr. in Oct. Cent. and W. China. S.T.S. 2:121.—Strong-growing shrub with handsome large foliage and ornamental bright red frs. in autumn. It has proved fairly hardy at the Arnold Arboretum, only the tips of young branches being sometimes killed back. | + | Viburnum theiferum, Rehd. Upright shrub, to 12 ft.: branchlets glabrous: lvs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, rounded at the base, remotely denticulate, dark green and glabrous above, glabrous beneath except silky hairs on the veins, 3-5 in. long; petiole about 1/2 in. long: fls. in cymes, 1 – 1 1/2 in. across; calyx purple; stamens shorter or as long as corolla: fr. red, ovoid, 1/3 in. long. May, June: fr. in Oct. Cent. and W. China..—Strong-growing shrub with handsome large foliage and ornamental bright red frs. in autumn. It has proved fairly hardy at the Arnold Arboretum, only the tips of young branches being sometimes killed back. |
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