Viburnum burejaeticum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Asia
Plant Profile: Viburnum burejaeticum
Taxonomy: Viburnum burejaeticumNames
Manchurian Viburnum
Phonetic Spelling:vy-BUR-num bur-RAY-tee-kum
Genus:Viburnum
Species:burejaeticum
Family:Viburnaceae
The Manchurian Viburnum is a deciduous shrub renowned for its striking white blossoms, originating from China. Its vibrant berries begin as red and gradually transition to a deep blue-black, adding visual appeal to the landscape during the fall. Additionally, the shrub showcases red and yellow foliage in autumn, enhancing its seasonal charm.
This plant thrives in fertile, well-drained soil but is versatile enough to adapt to various soil types and pH levels. It is best positioned in full sun to partial shade, making it an excellent choice for foundation plantings, shrub borders, or as a standalone specimen.
Viburnum burejaeticum Feature Summary
Viburnum burejaeticum Image Gallery
Tags
#drought tolerant
#white flowers
#wildlife plant
#deciduous shrub
#spring flowers
#fall interest
#hedges
#privacy
#foundation planting
#red fruits
#blue fruits
#fall fruits
#screening
#black fruits
#fall color yellow
#bird friendly
#fall color red
#butterfly friendly
#shrub borders
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Viburnum burejaeticum Feature Summary
Attributes
Attracts bees and butterflies. Birds eat the fruits.
Woody
Fruit
Berries start off red and turn blue-black
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
Black
Blue
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
2-inch clusters of small white flowers with 5 petals and 5 stamens appear from May-June
White
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
Leaves
Green oval to elliptic finely toothed leaves. Red and yellow fall color. 2-4 inches long and 1-2 inches wide.
Deciduous
Green
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Opposite
Elliptical
Ovate
Serrate
3-6 inches
1-3 inches
Stem
Young shoots are covered with a dense down which they lose the following year, revealing an almost white bark.
Brown/Copper
White
Hairy (pubescent)
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Deciduous
Multi-stemmed
Rounded
Slow
Low
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Pollinator Garden
Border
Hedge
Screen/Privacy
Drought
Butterflies
Songbirds
Bees
Small Mammals
Viburnum burejaeticum Image Gallery
Viburnum burejaeticum Attributes
Viburnum burejaeticum: Wildlife Value
Attracts bees and butterflies. Birds eat the fruits.
Viburnum burejaeticum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Viburnum burejaeticum Fruit
Viburnum burejaeticum: Fruit Description
Berries start off red and turn blue-black
Viburnum burejaeticum: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Viburnum burejaeticum: Fruit Color
Black
Blue
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum burejaeticum: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum burejaeticum: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Viburnum burejaeticum: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum burejaeticum: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum burejaeticum Flowers
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Description
2-inch clusters of small white flowers with 5 petals and 5 stamens appear from May-June
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Color
White
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Viburnum burejaeticum: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Viburnum burejaeticum Leaves
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Description
Green oval to elliptic finely toothed leaves. Red and yellow fall color. 2-4 inches long and 1-2 inches wide.
Viburnum burejaeticum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Color
Green
Viburnum burejaeticum: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Viburnum burejaeticum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum burejaeticum: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum burejaeticum Stem
Viburnum burejaeticum: Stem Description
Young shoots are covered with a dense down which they lose the following year, revealing an almost white bark.
Viburnum burejaeticum: Stem Color
Brown/Copper
White
Viburnum burejaeticum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Viburnum burejaeticum: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Viburnum burejaeticum Whole Plant Traits
Viburnum burejaeticum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Viburnum burejaeticum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum burejaeticum: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Viburnum burejaeticum: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Viburnum burejaeticum: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Viburnum burejaeticum: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Viburnum burejaeticum Cultural Conditions
Viburnum burejaeticum: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Viburnum burejaeticum: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Viburnum burejaeticum: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Viburnum burejaeticum: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Viburnum burejaeticum: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Viburnum burejaeticum: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Viburnum burejaeticum Landscape
Viburnum burejaeticum: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Viburnum burejaeticum: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Viburnum burejaeticum: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Viburnum burejaeticum: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Viburnum burejaeticum: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
