Viburnum lentago

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Viburnum lentago in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Viburnum lentago, Linn. Sheep-berry. Nanny-berry. Fig. 3920. Shrub or small tree, attaining 30 ft., with slender branches: winter buds long-pointed: petioles mostly with wavy margin: lvs. ovate, acuminate, glabrous or scurfy at the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. white: cymes sessile, 2-5 in. broad: fr. oval, bluish black, with bloom. May, June. Hudson Bay to Man., south to Ga. and Miss. S.S. 5:223, 224.—Hardy, large, often arborescent shrub, keeping its frs. until spring. Sometimes as V. prunifolium and V. pyrifolium in gardens. A garden hybrid, originated in Germany, is V. Vetteri, Zabel (V. Lentago X V. nudum), similar in habit to this species but the cymes on short peduncles over 1/2 in. long. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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