Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago L. - Honeysuckle family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 28.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 14 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Nannyberry: Acleris schalleriana, Celastrina argiolus lucia, Celastrina argiolus lucia/violacea II, Choristoneura rosaceana, Darapsa choerilus, Glyptocera consobrinella, Hemaris thysbe, Hyparpax aurora, Lymantria dispar, Olethreutes viburnanum, Oreta rosea, Samia cynthia cynthia, Schizura badia, Schizura concinna, Sparganothis diluticostana, Xanthotype sospeta, Zale helata
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.