General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 10 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small red fleshy drupes, maturing to black when ripe.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Sweet Viburnum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki
  • Synonym: Viburnum awabuki

Photo Gallery
Location: United States National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2020-02-12
'Chindo' Sweet Viburnum closeup showing characteristics of dorman
Location: United States National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2020-02-12
'Chindo' Sweet Viburnum leaves after a long winter, 2020 Feb 12,
Location: United States National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2020-02-12
'Chindo' Sweet Viburnum displaying lenticelled stem characteristi
Location: United States National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2020-02-12
'Chindo' Sweet Viburnum mature plant showing late winter habit, 2
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SuperHappyCamper On April 1, 2024 Obtained plant
Purchased from Twin Branch Nursery.
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