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Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum awabuki

Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height
20 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 8a–8b
Origin
Japan

Diseases (14)

Various species including Colletotrichum acutatum, C Anthracnose
Black leg
Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Blight
Fusarium Wilt
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
White Rust
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight
Phytophthora ramorum"filthy five\" genera are inc Ramorum Leaf Blight and Shoot Dieback
Phytophthora rubi Root Rot
Shoot Blight
Botryosphaeria corticis Stem Canker
Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew
Phytophthora ramorum Ramorum leaf and shoot blight (Sudden oak death)
Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Shoot Blight

Pests (4)

Bean aphid
Cylindrocopturus furnissi Root weevil
Bacterial blight (Leaf spot)
Viburnum leaf beetle

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