Sweet Viburnum
Viburnum awabuki
Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae · broadleaf evergreen shrub · introduced
Last updated
Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
20 ft
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zones 8a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Origin
Japan
Watch for this season
Powdery MildewHigh
Active Conidial Spread
Larval Hatching & Feeding
Anthracnose (Shade Trees)Moderate
Active Infection & Secondary Spread
Root weevilModerate
Adult Emergence & Foliar Feeding
Diseases: Regionally Documented (12)
Discula destructiva (dogwood), Kabatiella and Discula spp... Anthracnose Chalara thielavioides Black leg Botrytis Blight Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium Wilt Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Albugo candida White Rust Bacterial blight (Leaf spot) Ramorum Blight (Sudden Oak Death) Symptom category — not a single disease Root Rot Botrytis Shoot Blight Botryosphaeria corticis Stem Canker Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew
Pests: Regionally Documented (3)
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.