Taxon

Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum'

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Common name: yellow-fruit European cranberry-bush viburnum
Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Distribution: Species native to Europe, n.w. Africa and Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A tough, bold, deciduous shrub forming an upright to arching specimen 8-10' tall and wide. Leaves are glossy, medium green, tri-lobed resembling a maple leaf. White, 3-4" flower clusters open in May, showing a combination of beige male florets surrounding tiny female florets. Fruit is a berry, changing from green to yellow-gold when ripe in September and more persistent than the species. Fall color is maroon to red. Nice used in mass or in shrub border.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • RHS Horticultural Database

Locations

  • 1: FLS: CA23 (CA23) • Accession: D2007-0096.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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