Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' 3/2022 European Snowball bush E2- (Snowball) European Snowball bush (Wayfaring tree + Maple like), Mature plant size: 10ft., 3 in. Pom-pom like white flowers, maple-like, dark green leaves, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month 5b, In Garden Bed E2 for 21.9 YEARS (-). Planted in 2000.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Roseum' is a sterile cultivar (no fertile florets and no cranberry-like fruit) that produces 3" diameter pom-pom-like globular inflorescences (snowballs) of entirely sterile white flowers. Flowers bloom in May. Flowers acquire light rose flushing as they fade, hence the cultivar name of 'Roseum'. Plants typically grow to 10-12' tall with a rounded form. Sugar-maple like leaves are a soft green, generally becoming orange-red in fall. 'Roseum' is sold under a large number of common names. The common name of European snowball bush has been selected herein because 'Roseum' produces no cranberry-like fruit as suggested by the common name for the species (European cranberry bush). 'Roseum' is synonymous with and sometimes sold in commerce as V. opulus 'Sterile'.
Suckers. Severe trim in 2020 (E1).
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2009, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22:
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