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Tree | Viburnum odoratissimum 'Awabuki' Awabuki Sweet Viburnum |
Description | This is a stout shrub-like tree best known for its beautiful fragrant white flowers borne in clusters in Spring and Summer. Following the flowers, a highly ornamental display of red berries appears which turn to black as they ripen. It has glossy bright green foliage which is large, leathery and oval in shape. A fast-growing species, suitable for hedging that can quickly form a dense screen, rounded shrub or small tree. |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Form | Shrub |
Mature Size | 3-4 x 2m |
Uses | Can be used for hedging or as a feature for smaller gardens. |
Position & Soil | Prefers moist well drained soils in full sun to part shade. One of the few viburnums that thrive in warm to hot climates. |
Features | Small Evergreen Shrub Feature Flower Formal Screening Hedging |
Pot sizes in production | |
Substitutes |
• Acmena smithii 'BWNFIR' Firescreen ™ (syn. Syzygium) • Photinia robusta • Prunus lusitanica • Syzygium australe 'ST1' Opal Maze • Viburnum tinus |
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