Viburnum odoratissimum
Sweet viburnum · also Sweet arrowwood
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Viburnum odoratissimum is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree native to Asia, growing in tropical to subtropical lowland and montane forests. It has highly fragrant flowers and is cultivated as a hedge or screen, responding well to pruning. It is moderately drought tolerant once established.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5470.24%—4.4 in
- 360.02%—5.4 in
- 60.00%—10 in
- 30.00%—5.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Mature height
- 25–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Moist, Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.5 in, mean 5.0 in, 90th percentile 7.6 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Sulawesi lowland rain forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Other Viburnum in the catalogue
19 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
