It’s been a spectacular year for my Koreanspice Viburnums. I was a little worried when we had a stretch of much-warmer-than-normal weather in April that caused the trees and shrubs to begin to leaf out early. Of course that was quickly followed by several stressful nights with frost advisories. Thankfully we never fell below 32 (F) and the cool weather allowed the blossoms that emerged (and my tulips!) to last much longer.
I planted one Koreanspice Viburnum in 2008 and another in 2010. They are supposed to grow 6 to 8 feet tall, but one of mine has stopped at about 3 feet. It’s growing above a north-facing wall under an oak tree. It thrives there with tons of blooms in the spring—it’s just decided that 3 feet tall is tall enough.
The other one is growing under an oak tree in the backyard, but it gets afternoon sun. That one is bucking the average on the other end. It’s about 12 feet tall.
This shrub doesn’t need much trimming, the flowers have a heavenly scent and birds love to hide out in the branches. While the hardiness is listed as Zones 5-7, the one in our front yard is exposed directly to north winds and it’s survived several bitterly cold winters with no signs of stress.
If I owned more land I would plant these shrubs all over the place.