Life Cycle
Perennial
Max Height
4FT+
Price
$99.95

This evergreen grows to be very dense with glossy, dark green leaves. They have fragrant white flowers followed by heavy clusters of red berries that ripen to black in the fall. It can be used as a hedge or as a specimen plant.

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How to care for Awabuki Chindo Viburnum

Light. Full sun, partial sun or partial shade.

Water. Water regularly while it establishes. After that it has moderate drought tolerance.

Soil and feeding. It grows in clay, sand or loam, acidic or alkaline, as long as the soil drains well.

Size. Kept as a hedge at 4 ft or more. Unpruned, Awabuki sweet viburnum becomes a small tree 15–20 ft tall and wide.

Pruning. Sweet viburnums grow fast, so hedges need regular trimming. Grown as a tree, it needs only occasional pruning for size and shape.

Problems to watch. Viburnum aphids curl new tips; blast them off with a hose. Treat scale with a horticultural oil such as Neem Oil Concentrate. Rake up leaves with leaf spot.

Good to know. Birds eat the berries. It is hardy throughout South Florida.