Viburnum harryanum Edmund Cuthbert or sweet pepperbush

or sweet pepperbush

The species carries real history: sweetbay was among the very first American trees grown in Europe

The rose is a hybrid of the Cherokee rose

for those thick

Viburnum harryanum Edmund Cuthbert or sweet pepperbushThis Viburnum is a medium sized evergreen shrub of dense, bushy habit. The small dark green, almost round leaves are distinctive. It bears clusters of small white flowers in late spring. It was introduced from China by E. H. Wilson in 1904 but remains virtually unknown in the U. S. Our stock came from Hillier Nursery in England via Mr. John Frierson of Columbia, SC. This is an unusual Viburnum that seems to grow well in our area.