Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: A face only a mother could love..., 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
JamesCO:

My initial two photos are Viburnum lantana 'Holden Golden'.

Kneevin has erred in his ID of the last posted photo. V. harryanum (named for the preeminent Sir Harry Veitch) is a diminutive glabrous species that hails from China, not to mention that it's foliage is evergreen, whorled, and has no fall color. There's no east Asian attributes evident in that picture.

I believe the illustrious specimen shown is likely a select seedling spawned from Viburnum longipedunculatum or Viburnum amplificatum, possibly ssp. hypocrateriformis or f. tomentosum. The "plaid" color evident in the February photograph above is either a fine representation of extended fall color (only one of many extraordinary landscape attributes of this species) or a temporary environmental reaction to transplantation to a rather IL-suited climate.

Here's an image from KY, where this specimen was originally raised.

This message was edited Aug 20, 2006 9:13 AM