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Viburnum setigerum
Known as the tea viburnum because the leaves were used by the monks on Mount Omei to make a sweet tea with medicinal properties. Introduced by Wilson in 1901. An upright vase shaped shrub growing 8-10' tall and 6-8' wide. Despite its impressive fruit display, the habit is somewhat open with minimal foliage on the bottom 1/3 of the plant. Best when planted where the lower portion of the plant can be masked by other plants. Foliage is soft blue-green to dark green, changing to muted red in the fall. White, slightly fragrant 2" flowers in May on short 2-leafed twigs. Young fruits are orange-yellow changing to red and becoming translucent after the first frosts.
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Spotted on Sep 25, 2011
Submitted on Sep 25, 2011
7 Comments
Great :)
mystery solved, considering it only grows in 2 states in the US, I live in one of them!
Hard to say, since the drupes are a favorite of birds, they easily escape yards and invade woods. Best way to ID is to know the size and spread (shrub or tree), fruit (fruits are round or oval and black, blue, red or yellow) - yours are red and oval. Then compare the leaf shape, vein, edge and underside. Even how the buds look as they grow can be an identifier. If you have a native plant society or horticulture school in your area, you may be able to find a knowledgeable person to give you a closer ID. Wish I had a better answer :)
any idea specifically which Viburnam species, there are so many!
The drupes/berries look like a viburnum. Dogwoods that have red berries are arranged and shaped much differently.
Flowering dogwood?
Could this be Dogwood?