Burkwood Viburnum               vi-BUR-num berk-WOOD-e-i

• Semi-evergreen shrub, 8-12 ft (2.4-3 m), upright, multi-stemmed, sprawly, loose form.   Leaves opposite, simple, oblong to ovate, 4-10 x 2-4.5 cm, rounded or heart-shaped, margin indistinctly sparsely toothed (dentate), upper leaf surface dark green and shinny, underside gray-brown, pubescent, veins often rusty brown.  Flowers pink at first, then white, 13 mm across, in hemispherical clusters about 6 cm wide, fragrant at first; flowers in spring and much less in fall.
• Sun to part shade.  Best in moist, well-drained, slightly acid soil.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4    Developed in 1924 by Burkwood & Skipworth in England (V. carlesii × V. utile).   A few cultivars are available, one of the more popular ones is ‘Mohawk’; ‘Conoy’ is a compact form; actually a hybrid from V. utile × V. ×burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid' but often listed as a V. ×burkwoodii.
• Viburnum's in general attract birds and butterflies
• Oregon State Univ. campus: behind Ag. and Life Sciences, near loading dock.