20+ Viburnum Eskimo Tree

The heavy crops of lightly scented summer flowers open from white buds that are tinged with pink.

Viburnum eskimo tree. Carlcephalum cayuga and its semi evergreen foliage in warm winter climates from parent v. Variety or cultivar eskimo eskimo is a mound forming semi evergreen shrub with ovate leathery glossy dark green leaves turning red orange and yellow in autumn. The member species are evergreen or deciduous shrubs or in a few cases small trees native throughout the temperate northern hemisphere with a few species extending into tropical montane regions in south america and southeast asia. In africa the genus is confined to the atlas mountains. Viburnum erubescens eskimo is a cross between viburnum cayuga and viburnum utile making a wonderful dense semi evergreen shrub that is smothered in pure white snow ball like inflorescence in may. I have to add only when in bloom. Eskimo is a viburnum cultivar that was registered and released into commerce by the united states national arboretum in 1981.

Alleghany viburnum is dark green but occasionally turns purple in fall remaining throughout winter. I have never seen a viburnum quite like this one. A full sun or part shade lover this plant is easily grown in. Tall and wide 120 150 cm recipient of the prestigious award of garden merit of the royal horticultural society and winner of the gold medal award. This shrub was discovered by a man named augustine henry. Its evergreen leaves are reddish when they are young and shift to green and this plant particularly attracts bees butterflies and birds due to its fragrant flowers. Eskimo viburnum grows up with a mound forming habit at a slow rate to 4 5 ft.

The flower buds started to appear in mid winter and opened fully in early may. The most striking of the viburnums in our garden is viburnum eskimo. Viburnum burkwoodii the main feature of this lovely shrub is the tight clusters of white flowers which open from pink buds from winter through to spring. Types of viburnums with interesting berry color include those that change as they ripen from green to pink yellow or red to blue or black. The tea viburnum is a deciduous species with blue green foliage. Dense spherical clusters of pink flushed cream buds open to fragrant tubular white flowers in spring followed by scarlet fruit in autumn.