Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo'

Common Name(s):

Chindo Viburnum

Description

‘Chindo’ viburnum is a dense, pyramidal shrub with lustrous, dark green foliage. With maturity, this plant will have clusters of tiny white flowers that develop into bright red berries in early autumn.

Grow this tough, durable plant in sun to partial shade. ‘Chindo’ tolerates a wide range of soils and is also mildly resistant to damage by deer. When established, this viburnum can withstand drought-like weather conditions, and becomes carefree with no serious pest problems.

Choose ‘Chindo’ viburnum for your next hedge or evergreen screen, or as a large accent planting. A Raulston Arboretum Selection since 2003, ‘Chindo’ Viburnum will be a terrific addition to any sunny Carolina landscape.

Quick ID

Evergreen shrub with large, waxy leaves
Flowers white in rounded corymbs
Leaves remotely toothed, leathery

Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#evergreen #vigorous #show stopper #cpp #deer resistant #fantz

Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo' growth habit Phillip Merritt CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#evergreen #vigorous #show stopper #cpp #deer resistant #fantz

Attributes:
Genus:

Viburnum

Species:

awabuki

Family:

Adoxaceae

Life Cycle:

Woody

Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

Mildly resistant to damage by deer, can withstand drought-like conditions.

Dimensions:

Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.

Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Shrub

Leaf Characteristics:

Broadleaf Evergreen

Habit/Form:

Dense

Pyramidal

Growth Rate:

Rapid

Texture:

Coarse

Cultural Conditions:
Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

7b, 8b, 8a, 9a, 9b

Fruit:
Fruit Color:

Red/Burgundy

Fruit Value To Gardener:

Showy

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Description:

Fruits are pendulous, large, red berries.

Flowers:
Flower Color:

White

Flower Inflorescence:

Corymb

Flower Description:

White flowers on rounded cymose panicles. Inflorescence is a rounded corymb, multiflowered.

Leaves:
Leaf Characteristics:

Broadleaf Evergreen

Leaf Color:

Green

Leaf Feel:

Glossy

Leathery

Leaf Value To Gardener:

Showy

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Hairs Present:

No

Leaf Length:

3-6 inches

Leaf Width:

1-3 inches

Leaf Description:

Leaves are very shiny, waxy medium-dark green leaves; 3-7 in. long; new growth may have a reddish tinge