Viburnum Lentago Petiole Herunterladen

Similar species and distinguishing characteristics.

[97] Viburnum Lentago Petiole Herunterladen. This is one of the larger viburnum spp. Petiole leaf stem margin not wavy. Leaf blades obtuse to acute and petioles 5 12 mm long vs.

Viburnum prunifolium leaves 1 5 to 3 5 inches. Deciduous shrub or small tree 15 18 30 ft 4 5 5 5 9 m tall slender arching branches. Leaf blades with irregular and usually rounded teeth sometimes portions of the blade lacking teeth altogether and array of flowers elevated on a stalk 5 50 mm long vs.

Leaves opposite simple ovate to obovate to 10 5 cm apex pointed acuminate base wedge shaped or rounded finely toothed glabrous and glossy dark green above fall color may range from green to purple red. Leaves and buds bud arrangement opposite. Lentago with leaf blades acuminate at apex and petioles mostly 10 20 mm long.

Petiole to 2 5 cm often slightly winged. Bud size about 1 2 to 3 4 inch long pointed. Nannyberry viburnum lentago resembles blackhaw viburnum viburnum pruinoides except its leaves have more narrow tapering tips and its petioles are narrowly and irregularly winged.

It is a large shrub or small tree growing upwards to 9 m 30 ft tall with a trunk up to 25 cm 10 in in diameter and a short trunk round topped head pendulous flexible branches. The bark is reddish to grayish brown and broken into small scales. Attractive for its shiny foliage red fall color and fruit display.