Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum lentago Mature Native Range General Attributes Plant Community Type Deciduous Shrub Sun Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade Height 15 - 18 Feet Orientation North, South, East, West Spread 6 - 10 Feet Soil Texture Sandy Loam to Silty Clay Form Upright or Upright Loam Utility Lines Compatible Topography Upland Growth Rate Medium Plant Community Forest, Savannah Life Expectancy Short Succession USDA Zone 2 - 8 Origin MSA Zone 1, MSA Zone 2, MSA Zone 3, MSA Zone 4, Root Pattern MSA Zone 5, MSA Zone 6, Minnesota, North America Flowers/Foliage/Fruits Soils Flower Color White Salt Spray Tolerance Sensitive Flower Season Spring Soil Salt Tolerance Sensitive Fruit Drupe Compaction Tolerance Intolerant Fruit Color Black Water Table 24 Inches Fruit Season Fall Drainage Poor, Excessive, Moderate Flood Tolerance Summer Texture Medium Drought Tolerance Tolerant Winter Texture Medium Moisture Regime Dry, Moist, Wet Spring Foliage Green pH 6.0 through 7.8 Summer Foliage Green Windbreak Group Fall Foliage Purple Winter Foliage Not Applicable 1 Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum lentago Planting Ease Maintenance Spring Bareroot Easy Formal Moderate Fall Bareroot Informal Low Spring Container Easy 2,4-D Tolerance Sensitive Fall Container Moderate Dicamba Tolerance Sensitive Picloram Tolerance Sensitive Spring Seed Clopyralid Tolerance Fall Seed Artificial Light Sulfur Dioxide Ozone Tolerance Tolerant Hydrogen Flouride Nitrogen Oxide Pests/Problems Miscellaneous Allergens males 4, females 4 Wildlife Rating High Invasiveness Invasive Insect Concerns Minor Toxicity Disease Concern Minor Cold Injury Not Susceptible Wildlife Concerns Storm Damage Susceptible Biological Control Mechanical Control Chemical Control Comments Large native shrub used for border plantings, backgrounds or screens, and naturalizing. Forms thickets but can be trained as a small attractive tree. Shiny foliage. Fruits have a sweet, datelike flavor after a frost. Good winter food for birds. Suscep Flower Fall 2 Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum lentago Fruit Immature Leaf 3.