Golden Sunset Arrowwood Viburnum

Get outside and enjoy your property! Golden Sunset Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dilatatum 'Golden Sunset') makes it so easy to achieve an amazing landscape that works hard to support your local ecology. Garden designers work with Nature Hills every day to source high-quality plant materials to delight their clients. This exceptional native selection develops into a showy landscape feature.

A type of Arrowwood or Linden Viburnum, Golden Sunset has beautiful foliage that gleams in the sunshine. Prominent veining and a thick texture make a statement, but it's the warm overcast that pulls you in for a closer study. The upright, rounded brings a professional look without being too stuffy or rigid. Viburnums are handsome shrubs that turn heads.

In spring, just try to count the number and diversity of butterflies and pollinators that come for the nectar. Rich, creamy-white flower clusters are very popular with the neighborhood fliers. All summer, you'll have a live wall of gorgeous green foliage touched with a bold dash of saffron. This golden child makes an interesting contrast to other Viburnum dilatatum selections for a subtle - yet very effective - garden feature!

It does need those other dilatatum varieties to help it pollinate for more fruit, not just for your enjoyment, but also for your feathered friends looking for a late-season snack! Try a Cardinal Candy® or Arrowwood Viburnum as pollination partners! By early fall, you'll be blessed with a crop of mellow yellow berries to feed the songbirds in your area.

Planting and Application:

This lush structure shrub is the perfect size for a screening plant. Use it throughout your landscape to develop a consistent theme. Play their golden berries off bright red berries by flank either side of the doorway and you'll gain both a showy entrance and pollinator-friendly shrub. Birds will arrive in droves each spring to nest and shelter in the dense foliage while returning in the autumn for the buffet you've provided!

Your design could be as easy as running a long hedge along your fence line. Space them every four feet for a solid screen - measuring from the center of one to the center of the next. It's also a nice choice for privacy along your pool deck. Plant a dense hedge in a staggered zig-zag for the fastest fill. Give yourself a pretty view by bringing in extra soil. Create a raised berm to highlight an informal grouping, and add Ornamental Grass to capture the sun. They look especially wonderful when the setting sun illuminates their golden tones.

Place one to soften and ground awkward corners. This easy trick helps you make the most out of transitions with bold, beautiful, carefree shrubs. Anchor a patio planting with a short row of Golden Sunsets.

Love entertaining? Don't be afraid to encroach on the lawn! Create a garden wall to live large in outdoor rooms. Plan an open square with a generous opening and you'll have an al fresco dining room in just a few short years. Let your inner child come out to play with an outdoor room placed at the end of a winding path. Call it your Secret Garden or dedicate it as a coveted destination spot for unwieldy teenagers.

Try Golden Sunset Arrowwood Viburnum near a water feature. The organic, yet sophisticated shape looks incredible in reflection. Try them as a backdrop to help corral the meaningful wilderness of a Pollinator Garden. Even Swamp Milkweed looks intentionally offset by its formal frame.

• Creamy-White Clusters of Flowers in Spring
• Lovely, Textured Green Leaves Have Sunny-Yellow Overcast
• Pollinator Nectar Resource & Songbirds Adore the Berries
• Showy Native Selection - Upright, Rounded Growth Habit
• Great Size for Screening on Modern Lots
• Outstanding Choice for Ecological Impact

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Viburnum shrubs are highly adaptable but perform at their best in well-drained soils. Ensure your Golden Sunset receives at least four hours of sunlight a day. Add Nature Hills Root Booster during planting. Our expert growers recommend this symbiotic formula to protect your investment over the entire life of your new shrub. Water regularly for best results. Spread a three-inch layer of mulch over the roots, then pull it back away from touching the stems.

Deadhead and Prune if needed only after flowering. Preferably, it's best to site your plant where it can reach the full height and spread of 81- feet tall and 6-8 feet wide! You don't want to have to prune for size control and ruin a moment of those flowers or berries. Rather, get into a rejuvenation schedule every three years. In late winter or very early spring, remove a few of the thickest stems down to the ground; leaving the thinner, younger shoots to remain for the best flowering and fruiting.

• Full Sun To Part Shade
• Widely Adaptable Deciduous Shrub
• Well-Drained Soil & Moderate Consistent Moisture
• Deer Don't Prefer The Taste & Juglone Resistant
• Provide Mulched Beds, Easy-Care & Low Maintenance

Do your part to support Mother Earth while enjoying blissful moments in the garden. Order Golden Sunset Arrowwood Viburnum from us today at NatureHills.com! Share your choice with your garden guests - they'll be impressed with the performance and beauty.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are Viburnum Bushes Fragrant?

The flowers on the Golden Sunset Viburnum have a mild fragrance!

When Do You Prune Flowering Viburnum Shrubs?

Viburnum shrubs bloom on old wood, so it is very important to only prune them immediately after the flowers fade. Should you wish to enjoy the fruit that forms after the flowers fade, then do not prune, instead remove one-third of the oldest, fattest stems that are no longer as vigorous. Pruning them out at the ground level. This leaves fruit for birds and winter interest and increases overall plant vigor while reducing the size of your shrub.

Do Viburnums Like Full Sun or Shade? What is the Best Location for Viburnum?

Viburnums in general need full sun for the most fruit and flowers, but also do well in partial shade and afternoon shade. Highly adaptable, they enjoy mulched, enriched, well-drained soil that is slightly acidic. They need regular moisture while young, but once established will only need supplemental moisture during extreme heat and drought.

Does Golden Sunset Viburnum Produce Fruit?

The Golden Sunset Viburnum will produce golden berries in the fall but they need another similar Viburnum dilatatum planted nearby for cross-pollination.

Does Viburnum Spread? How tall does Golden Sunset Viburnum get?

Golden Sunset Viburnum can form suckers at the base of the plant, but these can be removed when pruning after flowering or mowed down if you do not wish it to spread. Not invasive, these plants will politely form tidy thickets over time when allowed. Golden Sunset Viburnum can grow 8-10 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide in optimal conditions.

Do Viburnum Shrubs Lose Their Leaves in Winter?

Golden Sunset Viburnum is a deciduous shrub that will drop its leaves in very cold winters in the fall with yellow coloration.

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