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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Viburnum lentago
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

nannyberry

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Viburnum lentago

ALSO KNOWN AS

sweet viburnum

Plant family

(Viburnaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Nannyberry is a large shrub or small tree that can grow up to 30 ft tall, with a 10" diameter trunk.
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Identification hints

The twigs produce an offensive odor when crushed. Branches that droop down to the ground will sometimes root in place.
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Unlike many viburnums, the fruits of nannyberry are edible. Seeds take two years to germinate.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Colorado , Connecticut , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Dakota , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia , Wyoming
HABITAT
Typically found growing in rich open woods, hillsides and stream banks, in moist to dry soils.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
2-4" long, wedge-shaped leaves are arranged opposite one another on the stem. The leaf has fine teeth along the margin, is pointed at the tip and rounded at the base. The leaf stalk (petiole) is slightly winged. When new, they are reddish-green and covered in fine hairs, but when mature they are bright green and smooth, with small black dots beneath.
Flowers
Flowers are found at the ends of the branches in tight 2-5" wide clusters. Individual flowers are just 1/4" wide, with 5 white petals, five stamens that alternate with the petals and extend past the throat of the flower.
Fruits
Fruits is blue-black and juicy with a flat oblong stone inside.
Bark
Bark is reddish to gray-brown, breaking into small scales. New twigs are pale green with small rusty hairs, but soon become smooth and reddish brown.
Bloom Time
Flowers May-June

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