Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Shrub List #1
J. E. Klett

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Viburnum x burkwoodii - Burkwood Viburnum

Leaves - Opposite, simple, oblong, 1½-2½ inches long, lustrous darkgreen above, a bit rough to touch, more tomentose beneath (semi-evergreen habit).

Stem - Light tan in color and tomentose.

Growth Habit - Upright, multistemmed, often tangled giving a more ragged appearance.

Flowers - Pink in bud to white in flower, aromatic fragrance.

Fruit - Red changing to black in July and August, drupe character of fruit and more sparsely produced.

  
  YOUNG HABIT                                                           MATURE HABIT                                                                                     LEAF
 
   FLOWER                                                                                           FRUIT