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Viburnum dentatum Chicago Lustre®

Beautiful, glossy foliage and consistent ornamental character.

An excellent clonal selection of a versatile landscape shrub, with beautiful glossy foliage and consistent ornamental character. Foliage Glossy, medium green to dark green, with short, pubescent petioles. Flowers Creamy white, 3" to 3 1/z" in diameter, mid- to late June. Fruit Dark metallic blue to blue-black clusters of berries, September to October. Fall Color Insignificant. Occasionally light yellow with orange tints. Excellent in shrub borders, groupings, hedges and screens or naturalized with native ornamentals to attract wildlife during fruit set.

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Chicago Lustre arrowwood viburnum
  • Botanical Name:
    Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt'
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • U.S. Native:
    YES

Cultural Details

TYPE

Shrub

U.S. NATIVE

YES
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Adaptable to a broad spectrum of soils
  • Moisture:
    Drought tolerant, avoid extremely wet sites.
  • Hardiness Zone
    3-8
  • Bloom Time:
    Spring
  • Bloom Color:
    White
  • Fruit Time
    Fall
  • Fruit Color
    Black
  • Size:
    10-12' tall by 8-10' wide in 10 years
  • Diseases & Pests:
    None known

What Makes Me Special?

Super glossy leaves and great fall color make this a wonderful addition to any foundation or mixed border.

Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, commercial landscapes, naturalized plantings

Origin

Selected from the collections of The Morton Arboretum by Ralph Synnestvedt, Sr. of the Synnestvedt Nursery Company, Round Lake, Illinois.

Pruning

Viburnums flower in spring, so if they need any shaping or to have dead branches removed, be sure to do that before August, or right after flowering in the spring. If you want to have viburnum fruits, do not prune. Branches you prune after flowering will not produce fruits.

Propagation

Softwood Cuttings

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Chicago Lustre arrowwood viburnum
  • Botanical Name:
    Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt'
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • U.S. Native:
    YES

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