Sweet viburnum
Description
Leaves
Form
- Ovate to narrowly oval
- Tip slender, sharp, short-tapered
- Base rounded, hairless
- Stalk grooved, winged along each side by narrow extensions of leaf blade
Length
- 5–10 cm
Colour
- Upper surface yellowish-green
- Lower surface has tiny dark brown dots
Autumn colour
- Reddish orange
Margin
- Finely and sharply toothed
Petiole
- 1–2 cm long
Buds
Form
- Terminal bud present, slender
- Naked, with a pair of immature leaves
- Terminal flower bud with a bulbous base
- Lateral buds smaller
Length
- Terminal bud 20–30 mm
- Terminal flower bud about twice as long
Colour
- Brownish-grey
Twigs
Form
- Slender, smooth
- Unpleasant odour when bruised
Colour
- Light brown
Flowers
Form
In round-topped clusters (compound cymes)
Several branches radiating from shoot tip
Width
- 5–10 cm
Colour
- Creamy white
Structure
- Synoecious
Fruits
Form
- Flesh thin, sweet, edible
Length
- 8–12 mm
Colour
- Bluish-black
Structure
- Drupe
Bark
Form
- Very small irregular scales
Colour
- Greyish-brown
Wood
Texture
- Hard, heavy, close-grained
Colour
- Dark brown
Size
Height
- To 10 m
Diameter
- To 15 cm
Tree form
Forest-grown
Trunk
- Slender, crooked
Crown
- Open, irregular, with a few arching branches
Habitat
Site
- Riverbanks, lakeshores, forest edges, roadsides
Range
Southern Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec
Distribution map

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