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Viburnum japonicum
Japanese Viburnum
Origin: Native to Japan.
| Family |
| Adoxaceae |
| Genus |
| Viburnum |
| Species |
| japonicum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H3 |
| Height |
| 1.6 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1.6 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| An evergreen shrub that typically grows with a dense rounded habit to 1.6 - 2.5 m tall and as wide. |
| Landscape |
| Broadleaf evergreen shrub for informal hedges, screens, barriers, foundations, borders or open woodland areas. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerates close to full shade. |
| Shape |
| Rounded. |
| Habitat |
| In coastal thickets and forests at elevations of 5 - 500 metres. |
| Leaf Description |
| Long lustrous leathery glossy ovate to broad ovate evergreen leaves to 15 cm long by 10 cm wide which are medium green above and paler green beneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Tiny, white, strongly scented flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oval-rounded berries, mature to red in autumn and often remain on the shrub during the winter months. Fruit is attractive to birds. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
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