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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Viburnum lantana L.
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Wayfaring Tree Viburnum
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Adoxaceae
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6
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
To 15 feet, medium growth rate, rounded in outline, multistemmed.
ADAPTABILITY:
Adaptable to dry soils, more so than other Viburnums. Also pH adaptable. Full
sun to half shade.
FUNCTIONS:
Border, massing, screen, specimen
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Some leaf spot, normally not troublesome. Suckers from base. Fruit set best
with multiple, different clones.
NATIVE RANGE: Europe and western Asia
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-7
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Mohican'- vigorous, dense to 6.5 feet tall, resistant to leaf spot. Berries
remain red longer before turning black.
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