Tea Viburnum

Viburnum setigerum

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

▲▼plant with fruit in fall

▲▼plant with fruit in fall

▲ new growth

Location near campus:  in Shrub Garden at Close Park, just east of parking area

Viburnum setigerum: Tea Viburnum

·         Leaves opposite, lanceolate to oval-lanceolate, 3-6 inches long and about 1/3 to ½ as wide, with smooth or widely-spaced shallow teeth on upper portions of leaf; leaves glabrous to slightly hairy on leaf underside; dark green above, lighter green below

·         stems gray, glabrous, thick

·         grows 12-15' tall and wide, coarse textured upright oval growing plant—somewhat open and leggy

·         flowers are white in flat-topped, terminal clusters in mid spring, followed by orange-red drupes from September through late fall

·         prefers part-shade to full sun, moist, well-drained fertile soils

·         medium growth rate