Viburnum dilatatum seed

LATIN NAME: Viburnum dilatatum

COMMON NAME: Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum

The linden arrowwood is a generous and handsome shrub of the eastern woodlands, and its clouds of white bloom and its brilliant red berries have made it a treasure of the autumn garden. It grows as a deciduous shrub, reaching up to four metres, with a rounded crown of oval, toothed leaves and, in the late spring and the early summer, the flat, white heads of many small, creamy-white flowers, followed, in the autumn, by the brilliant, glossy, coral-red clusters of small, oval berries, which hang on the branches and feed the birds, while the leaves may turn a rich red-bronze. It is a species of the viburnum family, native to eastern Asia, and it can be found as an introduced plant in some other regions, while it is prized as a shrub of the autumn garden.

The linden arrowwood belongs to the viburnum family, Viburnaceae, and it is a deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia, and it can be found as an introduced plant in some other regions. It is commonly known as the linden arrowwood or the linden viburnum, and it is prized for its white bloom and its brilliant red berries.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The linden arrowwood has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and ecological research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a generous and handsome shrub, prized for its white bloom and its brilliant red berries, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its many varieties and its value in the garden, while the viburnums as a whole are among the most valued of the garden shrubs, and the brilliant autumn berries of the linden arrowwood have drawn attention in the international gardening press as a treasure of the autumn garden. The shrub has also been studied in ecology and in the research on the wildlife garden, since its red berries feed the birds through the autumn, and researchers have examined its value to the birds and the wildlife, while the fruit-bearing shrubs of the viburnums have been studied for their service to the garden birds, and the value of the linden arrowwood to the wildlife has been examined. The species has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the viburnum family, and its classification and its relationships have been examined. For a shrub of such generosity, the linden arrowwood has a steady and growing record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the linden arrowwood is a generous shrub of the autumn garden. Its white bloom feeds the bees and the insects, and its brilliant red berries feed the birds through the autumn and into the winter, while it is a handsome presence in the woodlands and the gardens of the East.

Its economic value is real. It is a valued shrub of the garden, prized for its white bloom and its brilliant red berries, and its value to the birds has drawn attention in the international gardening press as a treasure of the wildlife garden, while the viburnums are among the most planted of the garden shrubs. For a grower, the linden arrowwood is an easy and generous shrub, and for a gardener it brings white bloom and brilliant red berries in the autumn. The seeds need a spell of cold and a little patience — keep them in damp compost in the fridge for about three months, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, and they’ll sprout slowly, growing on into a generous, berry-bearing shrub.

Growth Rate: Slow-Medium

Plant Type: Medium Shrub

Vegetation Type: Deciduous

The warm stratification process follows the same rules but the temperature at which stratification takes place is 68-86 Degrees F. You should use milled sphagnum moss as the moisture medium when warm stratifying. Milled sphagnum moss has anti-fungicidal properties and will help control mold and fungi problems. Wear gloves when working with milled sphagnum moss.