Beech Viburnum Viburnum erosum
Previously known as:
- Viburnum ichangense
- Phonetic Spelling
- vy-BUR-num e-ROH-sum
- Description
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Beech Viburnum is an upright deciduous shrub that is native to Asia. It will grow 5-7 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide with showy white flowers in spring that are followed by red fruits in summer to fall. Foliage turns an orangy-red in the fall.
Plant it in the full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained acidic soils. Use in an Asian garden, pollinator garden, as a foundation shrub or a hedge.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Species:
- erosum
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Japan, Korea, China
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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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)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- 1/4" long red fruits
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Showy white flowers in 2-3 inch cymes appear in mid-spring.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Obovate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 1.5-3.5 inch by 1-2 inch oval-ovate or obovate leaves have wedge-shaped or rounded bases and pointed tips. Margins are sharply toothed and star-shaped hairs are present on both surfaces, especially the undersides. Orangy-red fall color.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Slender stems have pale brown down when young
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
