Viburnum dilatatum/NJ

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Adoxaceae
Genus	Viburnum

Scientific Name

Viburnum dilatatum

Common Name

linden viburnum

Common Name: linden viburnum
Family Name: Adoxaceae - Adoxa family
Native Range: Asia
NJ Status: Emerging Stage 3 - Common (may be regionally abundant). It is highly threatening to native communities.

General Description

• Deciduous shrub or small tree, 8’ - 10’
• Leaves/young stems often covered in soft hairs

Leaves

• Opposite, shallowly toothed
• Dark green, covered in soft hairs
• Leaf shape is HIGHLY VARIABLE from nearly round to nearly strap-like on the same plant
• Leaves drop later in the fall- yellow fall color
• 2 to 4 circular glands at base of leaf, best seen from the underside

Flowers

• Numerous creamy white flowers in flattened clusters
• Blooms May - early June

Fruit

• Small, bright red berries, flattened spheres
• Borne in flat topped clusters
• Reddish-green in summer
• Mature into right red in September, persist into December

Habitat

• Forest, edges, hedgerow, landscape
• Shade tolerant
• Fast growing, forms dense thickets

Commercially Available

Yes

Look-alikes

The Viburnum species are best differentiated by leaf shape, fruit color, buds, and flower and fruit structure.

arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)

• Native woodland shrub, prefers moist soil
• Leaves more deeply toothed, rounder shape
• Round, dark purple fruits
• Leaves/stems on mature shrubs can be rough hairy to hairless
• Blooms May - June
• NOTE: Seedling arrowwood and linden viburnum are often indistinguishable.

For additional look-alikes, see factsheets for:

doublefile viburnum (V. plicatum), tea viburnum (V. setigerum), and Siebold’s viburnum (V. sieboldii).

Control Recommendations

Foliar Spray: FS-1

• Glyphosate 3.75%, Triclopyr Amine 2.50%
• Please see our Herbicide Use Suggestions and Mixing Guide for more information
• This species resprouts strongly, so cutting is not recommended

Basal Bark: BB-1

• Triclopyr Ester 25% OR Pathfinder II ready-to-use mixture
• Please see our Herbicide Use Suggestions and Mixing Guide for more information
• Apply from July through September to enhance effectiveness