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Wayfaring Tree in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Viburnum lantana

 

Wayfaring Tree

There are very many different Viburnum, and most are relatively easy to grow. They can be deciduous or evergreen, most flower in Spring, and the clusters of usually fragrant flowers followed by berries, and often good Autumn leaf colours. Wayfaring tree, common beside roads and footpath, has grey-green leaves and clusters of white flowers in Spring followed by red then black fruit which are attractive to birds.

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plant Features
  • Wayfaring Tree likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Wayfaring Tree likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Wayfaring Tree is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Wayfaring Tree likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Wayfaring Tree

Latin name

Viburnum lantana

type

Shrub

family

Adoxaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Wayfaring Tree likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Wayfaring Tree is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Wayfaring Tree likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Wayfaring Tree likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Wayfaring Tree is 4.00meters x 5.00meters 4.00 M 5.00 M

Viburnum lantana

There are very many different Viburnum, and most are relatively easy to grow. They can be deciduous or evergreen, most flower in Spring, and the clusters of usually fragrant flowers followed by berries, and often good Autumn leaf colours. Wayfaring tree, common beside roads and footpath, has grey-green leaves and clusters of white flowers in Spring followed by red then black fruit which are attractive to birds.


Flowering Season

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

It has bunches of white flowers in spring which turn into red then black fruit which is popular with birds.

 

Planting Season spring

From Early Spring TO Late Autumn

Plant out pot grown plants in growing position either in the spring or autumn. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. Plant Viburnum shrubs at the same depth as they were planted in their pots. Backfill the planting hole and water well to settle the soil.

 

Propagation by Softwood Cuttings

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.

 
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