Koreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
Honeysuckle Family (Capifoliaceae)
▲ flowering shrub in spring
▲▼ flowers
▲ flowering shrub by south entrance to MSU Bookstore
▲ foliage
Location on campus: by south entrance to Baker Bookstore; by east entrance to Taylor Health Center; in landscape bed on east side of Karls Hall; in garden on north side of Meyer Library and south of Kings Street Annex
Viburnum carlesii: Koreanspice Viburnum
· leaves opposite, simple, ovate, deciduous, very pubescent above and below with irregularly toothed margins; leaves 1-4" long and about 2/3 as wide
· stems light brown to gray with dense hairs; older stems have fissures; naked leaves in buds
· size 8' x 8', rounded, dense shrub with stiff upright branches
· flowers very fragrant in pink to white clusters at branch tips and some from lateral buds in mid spring
· fruit is a red changing to black drupe
· prefers full sun to part shade; does best in moist, well-drained soil
· slow to medium growth rate (although MSU plants have fast growth rate)