Viburnum betulifolium

Planted: 1931

This shrub is at the southern end of the Viburnum Walk.

Distribution:	Native to west and central China and Taiwan. Shade tolerant, it is often dominant in the shrub layer of the forests in which it occurs. Widely cultivated outside of China.
Planting Date:	Purchased in 1931 from Hillier Nurseries, Romsey, Hampshire.
Growth Habit:	Shade tolerant, it is often dominant in the shrub layer of the forests in which it occurs.
Leaf:	Attractive bronze to burgundy Autumn foliage.
Flowers:	Small white flowers held in a loose umbel.
Fruit:	Produces masses of bright red berries which are attractive to birds.
Toxicity:	Unknown
Uses:	An ornamental flowering shrub
Introduction Date:	Introduced in 1900 by plant hunter Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 – 1930 a British plant collector.