This shrub is on the moat side of the Central Path.

Planted in June 2008.

Viburnum are a genus of about 150–175 species of flowering plants. Evergreen or deciduous shrubs or (in a few cases) small trees native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere and South America and a few species extend into tropical regions in southeast Asia. In Africa, the genus is confined to the Atlas Mountains.

Viburnum furcatum, the FORKED VIBURNUM or SCARLET LEAVED VIBURNUM, is native to South Korea and Japan. Growing to 4 m tall and broad, it is a substantial deceduous shrub with rounded oval bronze-green leaves, turning red in autumn. Scented white flower-heads are borne in summer, followed by black fruits.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Societiy’s Award of Garden Merit.