Viburnum sieboldii
Miq.
Siebold's Arrow-wood
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Summary
Source: WikipediaViburnum sieboldii, or Siebold's viburnum, is a plant in the muskroot family, Adoxaceae.
Description
A spreading shrub. It grows 3 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The young growth is downy. The leaves are large and have prominent veins. They are oblong to oval and glossy. they are dark green above and paler underneath. The flowers are white or cream and in panicles. The fruit are red when young and become black when ripe.
Edible Uses
The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Known Hazards
None known
Distribution
It suits hardiness zones 4-8.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Japan,
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but is ill-adapted for poor soils and for dry situations. It prefers a deep rich loamy soil in sun or semi-shade. Best if given shade from the early morning sun in spring. Plants prefers a continental climate, they are more likely to do well in the east of the country than in the west. Plants are self-incompatible and need to grow close to a genetically distinct plant in the same species in order to produce fruit and fertile seed.
Propagation
Seed is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Germination can be slow, sometimes taking more than 18 months. If seed is harvested green — fully developed but not yet fully ripened — and sown immediately in a cold frame, it should germinate in spring. Stored seed requires 2 months warm then 3 months cold stratification and can still take 18 months to germinate. Prick out seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame or greenhouse. Plant out into permanent positions in late spring or early summer of the following year. Softwood cuttings taken in early summer in a frame: pot up into individual pots once rooting begins and plant out in late spring or early summer the following year. Half-ripe cuttings, 5–8 cm long with a heel if possible, taken in July/August in a frame: pot up as soon as rooting starts. These cuttings can be difficult to overwinter and are best kept in a greenhouse or cold frame until the following spring before planting out. Mature wood cuttings taken in winter in a frame should root in early spring — pot up when large enough and plant out in summer if sufficient new growth has been made, otherwise overwinter in a cold frame and plant out the following spring. Layering of current season's growth in July/August takes 15 months.
Other Uses
None known
Notes
There are about 150 Viburnum species. Also put in the family Caprifoliaceae.
References (3)
- Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 2:267. 1866 "sieboldi"; Prolus. fl. jap. 155. 1867)
- Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1469
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
