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nannyberry Caprifoliaceae Viburnum lentago L. Listen to the Latin Print a QR link to this factsheet symbol: VILE
Leaf: Opposite, simple, finely serrated, ovate to elliptical, long pointed tip, 2 1/2 to 4 inches long, shiny dark green above, paler with tiny black dots beneath, petiole reddish, winged and wavy.
Flower: Small, white, occurring in round topped clusters, 3 to 5 inches across, appearing in spring.
Fruit: Dark blue, oval drupes, up to 1/2 inch long, occurring in hanging clusters from red stems, ripen in fall.
Twig: Slender, gray-brown; buds are valvate, slender, up to 1/2 inch long and pinkish brown, flower buds similar but appear swollen.
Bark: Gray-brown, initially smooth but later becoming irregularly scaly.
Form: A large shrub or small tree reaching up to 20 feet tall, with an open crown and arching branches.
 Looks like: blackhaw - rusty blackhaw - possumhaw viburnum - hobblebush

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Additional Range Information: Viburnum lentago is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. Download the full-size PDF map.
External Links: USDA Plants Database
All material 2021 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information