| Description | Northern Burgundy Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) An Arrowwood Viburnum selection with burgundy fall color and lots of blue black berry-like drupes. |
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| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num)(den-TAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white borne on flat topped cymes, in late May to early June |
| Fruit | blue to black drupes |
| Leaves | dark green, burgundy fall color |
| Stems | The shrub forms a clump suckering from the base with stems that are straight like arrows. Maybe this is where the common name came from? |
| Dimensions | A large shrub that can get 10 by 10 feet. (Some references give this plant a spread of 10-15 by equal in height). Can be spaced 5-6 feet on center. Best used in corner plantings or plantings away from the foundation of the house. |
| Propagation | softwood cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Synnesvedt Nursery, Illinois (USA), 1992 |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Viburnum 'Morton' |
| Author's Notes | At the Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Wisconsin (USA) there is a border planting of Northern Burgundy. They have great fall color but I have yet to see the burgundy color just lots of red and oranges. Although I maybe be at the right place but the wrong time. Heavy bloomer followed by the dark blue fruit on large plants. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr) |
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