(Download) Fragrant Viburnum Tree Form

This large shrub grows into an upright dense mound.

Fragrant viburnum tree form. National arboretum has done extensive breeding to create many hardy pest resistant varieties. Most viburnum varieties take the form of shrubs though they can occasionally grow as trees. Viburnums are well behaved members of the honeysuckle family. Korean spice viburnum known botanically as viburnum carlesii opens its fragrant flowers in early spring before the leaves appear. Viburnum snowball bush is popular and easy to grow. They are borne in terminal or axillary panicles clusters corymbs or cymes which are often spherical or domed. Blooms start as red buds that unfurl to reveal pink flowers that fade to white.

Fragrant viburnum tree form is an open deciduous dwarf tree with a strong central leader and an upright spreading habit of growth. The dark oval green leaves turn a beautiful reddish purple in the fall. Viburnums come in a broad range of varieties which often have showy flowers or fruit. The aroma blends sweet and spicy. Fragrant viburnum is an old fashioned shrub grown for its highly sweet pinkish white flowers in early spring. Cayuga fragrant viburnum tree form is an open deciduous tree with a strong central leader and an upright spreading habit of growth. The 4 inch long leaves emerge bronzy green changing to dark green.

Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. They can be grown as either shrubs or trees although tree forms may require some pruning to achieve the desired shape. The flowers are formed in clusters that are three inches across. The sometimes fragrant flowers range from white and cream to pink flushed or wholly pink. You can cut the flowers to use in displays. There is no single type of viburnum foliage.

This viburnum is a great candidate for pruning into a tree form. The three inch clusters of snowball flowers start out apple green and morph to white eventually fading to a rosy color as do some hydrangea shrubs. Keep sucker stems removed and also prune away lower branches to shift this beauty into a viburnum tree. Most viburnums flower in spring. Fragrant snowball viburnum is a large open shrub reaching 6 to 10 feet high. It is one of the last of the very fragrant snowball shaped flowers to bloom in spring. Viburnum rufidulum grows 10 to 15 feet tall and usually sends up multiple stems.