Viburnum opulus

Guelder Rose, Water Elder

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Height
2 to 4 m
Width
2 to 5 m
Flower colour
white
Flowering Time
April, May
Light/shadow demands
light shade, no direct sunlight, semi-shade, sun
pH-Value
slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline
Soil
loamy, flood, tolerant of salt
Industrially Resistant
Trees and shrubs for bees
Bird feeding plants
Viburnum opulus
Characteristics:
Habit
A broadly upright, large shrub, 2-4 (5) m tall and wide; often thicket-like; twigs horizontal to arching, medium to strong-growing
Blossom
After leaves shoot, numerous plate-shaped cymes, blinding white, a wreath of sterile marginal flowers, small cream or pink-white fertile flowers in the middle; May to June
Leaves
Three to five-lobed, like maples, fresh green, from October orange-red; splendid autumn colours
Fruits
Transparent, shiny, red stone berries, from September, often persistent into the following spring; unpalatable
Roots
Shallow and far-reaching, forming runners; not sensitive to floods and compaction
Demands
Sun to semi-shade; sensitive to heat and drought; frost hardy; wind resistant
Soil
Fresh to damp, prefers nutritious, deep, heavy soil, neutral to very alkaline
Hardiness Zone
Zone 4    
Bee pasture/nectar
Yes
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bks23740564 Solitär, Container, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150 €90.00
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99590162 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Ballen, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150 €90.00
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99600163 Cont, 60-100 €25.00
bks23740564 Solitär, Container, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150 €90.00
bks23740576 Solitär, Container, Höhe 150- 200, Höhe 150- 200 €110.00
99590162 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Ballen, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150 €90.00
99690162 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Ballen, Höhe 150- 200, Höhe 150- 200 €110.00
bkA572658661800 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 200- 250, Höhe 200- 250 €160.00