Brandywine™ Viburnum

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SKU
6402

Everyone wants a special place to call home. Use the gorgeous, rounded, upright Brandywine™ Viburnum (Viburnum nudum 'Bulk') to create a restful, vibrant landscape for yourself, your family and friends. Even butterflies and birds will want to come visit! It's true that Brandywine is a lovely Viburnum variety with some of the prettiest fall berries of any flowering shrub. But those amazing berries start out first as spring blossoms.

During the spring bloom time, you'll be thrilled to see and smell the cute rounded clusters of tiny, fragrant white blooms. Each blossom is punctuated with fragile yellow stamens that stand tall above the petals. They'll capture light and twinkle in the sun and even the moonlight! They smell like heaven! Then, showy, lustrous 4-inch oblong summer leaves grace the shrub from top to bottom all season long. Like many Viburnum, this deciduous shrub will grow with a rounded habit and upright nature. It works so hard for you without asking much in return.

Beautiful clusters of berries develop in fall. They start off a vibrant green, then transition to eye-catching candy apple pink and age to rich dark blue. The berries are spectacular in autumn when both colors mix together in the same clusters. The Brandywine is noted for these most intense colored berries. It's a truly remarkable show!

Though edible, the berries are highly acidic and not very palatable. For wildlife, on the other hand, the birds love them in the fall and winter when food sources are lean. Although your local songbirds will love eating them, you may have a few clusters persist, giving you some welcome winter interest and décor. Even if those little birdies are extra hungry, the well-balanced, bare, branching structure itself will catch and sculpt the snow to give you something nice to study during the dormant season.

And just wait until the incredible fall color show! When the green leaves deepen into a luscious mix of red, burgundy and purple! They'll help showcase the outstanding display of berries to perfection.

You'll love the handsome good looks of Brandywine™ shrubs all year long! Butterflies and honeybees find the flowers irresistible, too. You'll feel great about sharing the bounty with these important partners in our shared ecosystem.

Planting and Application:

Use this colorful shrub to create the most amazing modern foundation plantings. You'll get year-long eye candy and feed the birds at the same time. Brandywine™ is an excellent backdrop for mixed shrub borders or perennial gardens. Multiple seasons of interest and incredible fall color make this a standout selection to repeat throughout your landscape.

This compact shrub is pretty enough to use as a single specimen in a place of honor. Place it where you'll see it from inside the house if you can. Pair it with other Viburnums for a Nature Garden. It works with many styles, including cottage, modern, rustic, Zen and even contemporary.

Plant several for a lovely hedge anywhere you want a pop of fall color. It is dense enough to provide pretty screening. To create a solid screen, plant 4 feet apart on center. You'll measure from the center of one to the center of the next. Use a short hedge behind your patio seating for a pleasant, friendly amount of privacy. Plant one at the corner of your garage to soften the transition from the front to the side yard. Use one or more in the lawn or included them on a berm planting.

This is the ideal plant for creekside plantings or on the side of a Rain Garden. After all, this plant is native to the swamps and bogs from the East Coast to the South.

This is also an ideal container plant because of its year-round appeal. Plant a few in containers to decorate the patio or poolside.

  • Breathtaking Fall Berry Display Bright Blue & Vivid Pink
  • Fragrant White Flower Clusters & Showy, Glossy Leaves
  • Incredible Dark Maroon Red Fall Color
  • Native Shrub With Winter Interest
  • Attracts Birds & Bees & Butterflies
  • Hedge, Naturalizing, Specimen, Wildlife & Winter Interest

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Brandywine™ is a hardy plant that shouldn't give you any trouble. Self-pollinating, it has good berry production all on its own. We do recommend you plant more than one Brandywine for the best results. However, it makes a wonderful pollinator for 'Winterthur' or another Viburnum nudum for more berries.

This Viburnum variety requires a moist, well-drained location. Plant in full sun to part sun in almost any soil type but does best in soil that is high in organic matter. Give it evenly moist, well-drained soil. If you see puddles forming long after a rain, create a mound 18-inches high and plant directly in that mound.

Don't shear them, or you'll lose the flowers and fruit for next year. Instead, prune any crossing, diseased or dead branches back as needed after the flowers are passed. Wait to Prune after flowering, as the shrub blooms on old wood. You can also skip tip pruning and renewal prune only if you wish to have fruit for birds. Renewal pruning removes the largest, thickest stems from the ground every few years. This will rejuvenate your shrub. Leave the young stems in place, which will flower nicely for you next spring.

  • Full Sun & Partial Shade
  • Adaptable to Most Well-Drained Soil
  • Easy Care! Prefers Moist Soil Types
  • Deer Tend to Leave This Plant Alone - Juglone Tolerant
  • Self-Pollinating, But Plant More Than One for Best Berry Production

It's a magnificent choice for almost any landscape and another truly remarkable selection from Proven Winners®! One of the showiest Viburnum shrub, Brandywine™ Viburnum flowering shrubs has a lot to offer. This compact shrub is a must-have, from its fragrant flowers, nice form, colorful, shiny foliage, support for wildlife, and hardy nature to its phenomenal fall interest.

Place your order now, as Nature Hills will run out of this year's crop!

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Brandywine™ Viburnum Produce Fruit?

Brandywine™ Viburnums produce gorgeous fruit that transitions from green to candy pink to rich dark blue in the fall. For larger harvests, plant multiple Viburnum nudum bushes together.

Does Brandywine™ Viburnum Bushes Spread?

The Brandywine™ Viburnum creates small thickets by producing suckers. These are easily removed with annual pruning if they are not desired.

Do Brandywine™ Shrubs Lose Their Leaves in Winter?

Brandywine™ is a deciduous shrub that will drop its leaves each fall.

How tall is the Brandywine™ Viburnum?

The mature size of the Brandywine™ in optimal conditions is around 5-6 feet in height and width.

Will Brandywine™ Viburnum grow in the shade?

This Viburnum needs to be planted in full shade and partial shade to achieve the strongest growth, best color, and flowering.

How do you care for a Viburnum Bush?

These are incredibly easy-care shrubs that need a sunny, moderately moist environment. Well-drained enriched soil and mulched beds are preferred.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Viburnum for sale here at NatureHills.com!

Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.

Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.

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Shipping Rates

At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.

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0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Brandywine™ Viburnum Is Suited to Grow in Zones 5-9
Growing Zones 5-9
More Information
Brand Proven Winners ColorChoice
Botanical Name Viburnum nudum 'Bulk'
Type Deciduous
Mature Height 5 - 6 feet
Mature Spread 5 - 6 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Wet Soils, Widely Adaptable
Moisture Moderate
Growth Rate Medium
Foliage Color Green
Fall Color Red, Burgundy / Purple
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time After Flowering
Fragrant Yes
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