Viburnum awabuki is a fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree widely used for dense screening and hedging. It features large, glossy deep green leaves and produces clusters of fragrant white flowers followed by red berries that mature to black. Its upright growth habit and dense foliage make it a popular privacy plant in subtropical and warm temperate gardens.
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade
Water requirement: Moderate
Watering frequency: Regular during establishment; occasional once established
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to most soil types
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Fast
Suitable for container gardens: Yes (best while young or maintained with pruning)
Mature Height: 4–8 m (can be kept lower with pruning)
Mature Width: 2–4 m
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: Moderate once established
Frost Tolerant: Light frost tolerant
Wind Tolerant: Moderate; suitable for coastal areas with some protection
Leaf colour: Glossy deep green
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: 10–20 cm long, broad and leathery
Flower Colour: Creamy white
Flower Shape: Clustered (panicles)
Flower Fragrance: Strongly fragrant
Flower Season: Spring
Fruit Colour: Red turning black
Fruit Shape: Oval berries
Fruit Fragrance: None
Fruit Season: Summer
Fruit Edibility: Not edible for humans (ornamental; attractive to birds)
Viburnum awabuki is a fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree widely used for dense screening and hedging. It features large, glossy deep green leaves and produces clusters of fragrant white flowers followed by red berries that mature to black. Its upright growth habit and dense foliage make it a popular privacy plant in subtropical and warm temperate gardens.
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade
Water requirement: Moderate
Watering frequency: Regular during establishment; occasional once established
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to most soil types
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Fast
Suitable for container gardens: Yes (best while young or maintained with pruning)
Mature Height: 4–8 m (can be kept lower with pruning)
Mature Width: 2–4 m
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: Moderate once established
Frost Tolerant: Light frost tolerant
Wind Tolerant: Moderate; suitable for coastal areas with some protection
Leaf colour: Glossy deep green
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: 10–20 cm long, broad and leathery
Flower Colour: Creamy white
Flower Shape: Clustered (panicles)
Flower Fragrance: Strongly fragrant
Flower Season: Spring
Fruit Colour: Red turning black
Fruit Shape: Oval berries
Fruit Fragrance: None
Fruit Season: Summer
Fruit Edibility: Not edible for humans (ornamental; attractive to birds)
