Description
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prune immediately after flowering since flower buds form in summer for the following year. Remove root suckers to control spread unless naturalization is desired.
Viburnum lentago, commonly called nannyberry, is a large, upright, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub which typically grows to 10-18′ tall with a spread of 6-12′, but may also be grown as a small, single trunk tree which may reach a height of 30′. Non-fragrant white flowers in flat-topped cymes (to 4.5″ diameter) appear in spring. Flowers give way in autumn to blue-black, berry-like drupes which often persist into winter and are quite attractive to birds and wildlife. Ovate, finely toothed, glossy dark green leaves (to 4″ long) are abruptly long-pointed. Variable fall colors range from drab greenish-yellow to reddish-purple.
Height: 14.00 to 16.00 feet
Spread: 6.00 to 12.00 feet
Bloom Time: May
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
