Tree Talk: Mapleleaf Viburnum
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2020
- Join us in the forest midstory as we discuss mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium), a lovely little shrub that at first glance looks a little like a red maple sapling. Mapleleaf viburnum is great for songbirds, pollinators, and other wildlife, and has spectacular fall foliage.
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Filmed and edited by Allyson Wells.
excellent thanks
Another great video talk. Your presentation and teaching skills are very much appreciated. Thank you.
Thanks Steve!
Love the viburnum. Great natural in the garden.
That is a great photo of the maple bud. Fantastic!
Thanks!!
Thank you! The Maple leaf comparison is how I discovered my Mapleleaf Viburnum was not a Maple sprout, since I had one of each in my yard.
excellent info as usual! (Need more Newt!)
We'll let Newt know she needs to step up her game! ;)
Viburnum species can differ a lot in terms of shapes and morphology.
I see the viburnum is numerous here, it forms whole thickets. Is this the only species of Viburnum in the forest, or is there more, Ryan?
Mapleleaf viburnum is just one of many viburnums that we have in our forest understories. The other species that I see most frequently here in Pennsylvania are blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium), arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatnum), possumhaw (Viburnum nudum), and nannyberry (Viburnum lentago). Viburnum is an excellent genus for wildlife food and cover, so we're lucky to have such diversity here in the mid-Atlantic!
Are these good for bees?
Yes, they sure are! I usually see them blooming in early summer here in Pennsylvania
They grow 8' tall around Toledo. I wonder if deer are eating yours down