Description | Golden Leaf European Cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus aureum) is a yellow leaf form of the European Cranberrybush. |
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Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | prefers some shade, toloerates full sun |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | prefers moist well drained soils, adaptable to many different soil conditions |
Flowers | white flat-topped cymes consisting of an outer ring of showy sterile flowers and an inner area of inconspicuous fertile flowers, starts the end of May to early June |
Fruit | red showy fruit are pendulous berry-like drupes that persist late into the winter, not very tasty to humans or birds. |
Leaves | color is best in the spring, can fade or burn as the season progresses from the hot sun |
Dimensions | reaches around 12 feet |
Propagation | cuttings |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr), Classic Viburnums (www.classicviburnums.com |