Garden Plant: Nannyberry Viburnum
Nannyberry Viburnum
Product Description: Nannyberry Viburnum
Native Hedge Feeds Wildlife
Nannyberry Viburnum, Viburnum lentago, is a native shrubby tree. It is a hardy upright growing shrub with glossy green foliage that turns red-purple in fall.
The creamy white flat-topped flower clusters in spring mature into small blue-black fruit. They provide winter food for birds and wildlife.
The tendency for this shrub to sucker lends itself to a more open and leggy form, which can be used for windbreaks, hedges, or as a screen. It can be used as a large shrub or pruned into a small tree. Pruning is required to remove suckers if a tree form is desired.
It prefers full to part sun and is one of the more tolerant woody plants in shady sites.
Nannyberry prefers loam soil with ample moisture.
Viburnum tends to be multi-season plant with ornamental value throughout the season.
- Heads of White Flowers in Spring
- Suckering Habit
- Large Shrub or Small Tree