| Description | A compact from of the American Cranberry Bush. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun but will tolerate shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | shy bloomer producing a few white flowers (flat topped cymes), few flowers few equals fruit |
| Leaves | simple, opposite, three lobed, green with fair fall color of weak reds and yellow, seems to drop all the leaves at one time |
| Stems | has lots of straight upright branches very twiggy as compared to the species |
| Dimensions | reaches 5-6 feet by 5-6 feet, compact dense upright form |
| Maintenance | only occasional pruning, I have seen it split in center, because of snow load |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | A selection made by Alfredo Garcia of Bailey's Nursery, St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) |
| Author's Notes | I have used this many times in landscape plantings because of it's compact growth habit. When pruned every year there are few if any flowers. The only time I have observed flowers and fruit is when the plants are mature, large and not regularly pruned. |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr) |
Cart
