Dwarf varieties of viburnum species are also available and make a great dense hedge to edge yards or fences. The taller Walter’s Viburnum can also make and excellent dense screen for the edge of a property line or as a privacy hedge. Walter’s Viburnum is well suiting to heavy pruning and can be easily trimmed into a formal hedge or topiary.
This species is generally evergreen in the Tampa Bay area and produces a fruit in the fall months that can be an important part of the winter diet of native birds. The dense and twiggy limbs provide a great shelter for nesting birds and the flowers are appealing to small Spring butterflies. Right now there are cardinals building a nest in one large shrub, about a half dozen doves hanging out under another and it looks the the Brown Thrashers (Toxostoma rufum) are using these shrubs for shelter between dirt baths.
All in all, a cool Florida native with a lot of checks in the plus column.
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