Viburnum orientale Pall

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Family

Viburnaceae

Genus

Viburnum

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Foliage of Viburnum orientale emerge and develop into tri-lobed sharply articulated broad green leave. Wespelaar Arboretum (WLD 14228 collected by Dan Hinckley, Trabzon, Turkey), Belgium. 12 May 2017. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

A native of the western Caucasus and Asia Minor, this is closely allied to V. acerifolium, but can always be distinguished by the absence of the minute black dots beneath the leaf so characteristic of the American species. It is not so downy, the hairs beneath being almost confined to the vein-axils; otherwise very similar. Rare in gardens.

The foliage of Viburnum orientale turns golden yellow in autumn, creating a glorious foil for the big red berries hanging in cymes. Wespelaar Arboretum (WLD 14228 collected by Dan Hinckley, Trabzon, Turkey), Belgium. 27 October 2021. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Leaves of Viburnum orientale are opposite, simple or palmately lobed. The species is native to Caucasus and Asia Minor. Meise Botanic Garden (Acc number 20100294–51), Belgium. 19 April 2014. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Leaves of Viburnum orientale are reminiscent of some of the thrice-lobed maples and colors well like them. Meise Botanic Garden (Acc number 20100294–51), Belgium. 8 September 2014. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Close up on the purplish stem, petioles and stipules of Viburnum orientale. Wespelaar Arboretum (WLD 14228 collected by Dan Hinckley, Trabzon, Turkey), Belgium. 12 May 2017. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Viburnum orientale in fruit in Klaas Verboom's garden, Boskoop, the Netherlands. 24 September 2023. Image Tom Christian.

Viburnum orientale DJH lamina lower surface without dark dots (Arboretum Wespelaar, Belgium – 4 July 2019). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.

Viburnum orientale DJH, has strap-like stipules but lax glands near/on the petiole, characters shared with V. acerifolium (Arboretum Wespelaar, Belgium (4 July 2019). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.

Leaf variation on Viburnum orientale DJH (Arboretum Wespelaar, Belgium – 4 July 2019). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.

Immature flattened fruits on Viburnum orientale DJH (Arboretum Wespelaar, Belgium – 4 July 2019). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.

Foliage on Viburnum orientale DJH, an introduction from Trabzon (Turkey), at Arboretum Wespelaar, Belgium (4 July 2019). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.