Viburnum opulus var. sargentii

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Viburnum sargentii, Koehne. Similar to the preceding, of more upright, denser habit: bark of sts. darker, fissured and somewhat corky, young branchlets with prominent lenticels: lvs. of thicker texture, pubescent beneath, the upper lvs. with much elongated and usually entire middle lobe and small, short, spreading lateral lobes; petioles with large glands: sterile fls. larger, sometimes to 1 1/4 in. across; anthers purple, rarely yellow: fr. globose, in usually upright cymes. N. China, Japan. S.I.F. 2:73. S.T:S. 1:42. M.D.G. 1904:329.—Intro. under the name V. Opulus from Pekin. It does not seem to fruit as profusely as V. Opulus, but is handsomer in bloom and of more compact habit. Var. calvescens, Rehd. Lvs. glabrous or nearly so beneath. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.