Skip to content
Viburnum dilatatum, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
(c) inatdorbal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY-NC
#581 most planted

Viburnum dilatatum

Linden arrowwood · also Linden viburnum

BroadleafDeciduous
1,046
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
2
cities
3.1 in
median trunk (8 cm, 23 measured)

Report an issue with this species

Viburnum dilatatum, also known as linden arrowwood, is a deciduous shrub native to East Asia. It is characterized by neat, round leaves that turn red or purple in autumn, small white flowers, and clusters of red or yellow berries. It is often cultivated as an ornamental for its attractive berries and can be grown easily in good soil with reasonable drainage.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Tokyo · Japan
    1,019—3.1 in
  2. Boston · United States
    2723 yr—

Traits

Form
Broadleaf
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
9.8 ft
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Soil
Well-drained
Wildlife value
Moderate

Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 3.3 in, 90th percentile 3.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
  • Central Korean deciduous forests
  • Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
  • Southern Korea evergreen forests

Other Viburnum in the catalogue

19 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

Interested in talking trees? arborary.world@gmail.comTree data © the respective municipal publishers and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).