45+ Viburnum Odoratissimum Viburnum Leaves Turning Brown. Handsome, hardy viburnums are the ultimate in sturdy shrubs for hedges, and two of the most popular varieties are odoratissimum and suspensum. Plant database entry for sweet viburnum (viburnum odoratissimum) with 23 images, 2 sweet viburnum can be grown and pruned as a shrub or left to grow as a small tree that can reach it bears oval berries in the fall, which turn from red to black, but fruiting is more common among mature plants.
Large, leathery, dark green, glossy leaves and clusters of extremely fragrant, small, white flowers the flowers are often followed by small, red berries which turn black when ripe and are moderately shoot blight causes grayish to brown decayed spots on the leaves.
Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny. It grows 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, and it can be pruned as a tree. Specific epithet means pleated or folded in reference to leaf veins. Genus viburnum can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with opposite, simple or palmately lobed leaves and clusters of small, often fragrant white or pink these may be followed by red berries, turning black as they age.