List of Evergreen Viburnums

Cinnamon

• The cinnamon viburnum (V. cinnamomifolium) grows to 20 feet tall and has dark, lustrous, oblong to elliptical foliage. This rounded, compact tree flowers with fragrant white blooms in spring and produces black-to-blue drupes that attract wildlife.

David

• The David viburnum (V. davidii) grows from 3 to 5 feet tall and has dark, tough, blue-green foliage that sometimes turns orange, red or purple in winter. It produces pink buds that open into white flowers, followed by green fruits that age to red, blue and black.

Japanese

• The Japanese viburnum (V. japonica) grows as a small tree or large shrub to 20 feet tall. It has dark, ovate, shiny foliage and produces showy, fragrant spring blossoms. Japanese viburnums tolerate highly alkaline soil and work well as hedges or screens.

Laurestina

• The laurestina viburnum (V. tinus) grows in a shrub-like form to 20 feet tall and has dark, oval foliage. It flowers in late winter or early spring with aromatic pink and white blossoms, followed by small blue berries. It grows well as a screen or hedge. Cultivars include the roundleaf (“Robustum”), which grows in a more tree-like form.

Leatherleaf

• The leatherleaf (V. rhytidophyllum) has tough, crinkled foliage. This shrub grows from 10 to 15 feet tall with a similar spread and blooms with yellow-white flowers. It produces clusters of red berries that age to black.

Prague

• The Prague viburnum (V. x pragense) grows quickly to 8 feet tall in an oval shape. This shrub has dark, elliptic, lustrous foliage and produces pink buds that open into 6-inch-wide clusters of white blossoms. This evergreen works well as a screen.

Sandawanka

• The sandankwa (V. suspensum) grows to 12 feet tall and has leathery, dark foliage. This spreading shrub prefers dry, sandy sites and does not thrive in cold climates. Sandankwas bloom with small panicles of white and pink flowers.

Siebold

• The siebold (V. sieboldii) grows to 25 feet tall and works well as a street tree. It has serrated foliage and blooms with showy clusters of white blossoms in spring, followed by red or black fruits. Siebold cultivars include the Seneca, which also grows in a tree-like form.

Sweet

• The sweet viburnum grows as a large shrub or low-canopied tree to 25 feet tall. It has lustrous, oval foliage and blooms with aromatic white spring flowers. The Awabuki varietal (V. odoratissimum var. awabuki) grows to 20 feet tall in a tree-like form and has long lasting red-to-black berries.