Tree Description
Sandankwa Viburnum is an evergreen with a spreading habitat meaning it grows well over distances. It grows to 6-12 feet in height with about an equal spread if left untrimmed. The coarse leaves are dark and densely cover the shrub. In late winter and sporadically throughout the spring and summer the sandankwa produces small waxy tubular flowers. The flowers are white with pinkish tints and give way to small round red berries in autumn. Sandankwa Viburnum is native to Okinawa and other members of the Ryukyu Islands, a chain of Japanese islands northeast of Taiwan. This shrub grows well in temperate zones, and if planted 3 ft apart, these will grow together and have a pleasing appearance all year round. These are often found in comercial and residential landscaping and are often home to many small birds.
- Type: Broadleaf Evergreen
- Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade
- Blooms: Spring
- Flowers: Pink
- Fruit: Red
- Foliage: Dark Green
- Maximum Growth: Approx. 12’h x 12’w
- Drought Tolerance: High
- Usage: Ornamental, Specimen
CURRENT⁄RECENT RESEARCH
This family of plants is a great subject for scientists to use due to its tolerance so it is often used for shrubbery testing. Recent research includes testing the evaporation of water due to the sun in order to reduce runoff.
Million, J. B., Yeager, T. H., & Albano, J. P. (2010). Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling for Container-grown Viburnum odoratissimum (L.) Ker Gawl. HortScience, 45(11), 1741-1746.
Million, J. B., Yeager, T. H., & Albano, J. P. (2010). Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling for Container-grown Viburnum odoratissimum (L.) Ker Gawl. HortScience, 45(11), 1741-1746.
Creative writing
Its a cool Saturday afternoon as Myles and his friend are practicing their BMX skills by jumping off ramps in their neighborhood. As the BMX session is about to end Myles decides to go for a move he has never tried before. He lines up for the ramp and begins pedaling as hard as he can, as he approches the ramp he hits a hidden pile of gravel that send him swerving off to the side right into a bush. As he heads off the ramp he realizes that he is traveling in slow motion and is staring the bush right in the eye. Myles, being the botanist he is, realizes that he is about to crash right into his mom's perfectly sculpted Sandankwa plant. He notices how bright the leaves glisten from the sun behind him and is thankful that it isn't a rose bush about to tear him up. As he grows closer and closer it seems that the plant is growing bigger and he curses himself for not listening to his mom to do the yard work so the bush would be better maintained without the jagged branches to cut him. He is soon in full contact with the plant; all bloodied and somewhat concussed from the impact he asks his friend, "How is this even considered a tree? It looks more like a bush."
Citation
Kartesz, J. T. (n.d.). Plants Profile for Viburnum suspensum (viburnum).Welcome to the PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. Retrieved October 14, 2013, from http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VISU3
Scheiber, S. M., Gilman, E. F., Sandrock, D. R., Paz, M., Wiese, C., & Brennan, M. M. (2008). Postestablishment landscape performance of Florida native and exotic shrubs under irrigated and nonirrigated conditions.HortTechnology, 18(1), 59-67.
Shober, A. L., Wiese, C., Denny, G. C., Stanley, C. D., & Harbaugh, B. K. (2011). Plant Performance and Nutrient Losses during Containerized Landscape Shrub Production using Composted Dairy Manure Solids as a Peat Substitute in Substrate. HortTechnology, 21(2), 240-245.
Scheiber, S. M., Gilman, E. F., Sandrock, D. R., Paz, M., Wiese, C., & Brennan, M. M. (2008). Postestablishment landscape performance of Florida native and exotic shrubs under irrigated and nonirrigated conditions.HortTechnology, 18(1), 59-67.
Shober, A. L., Wiese, C., Denny, G. C., Stanley, C. D., & Harbaugh, B. K. (2011). Plant Performance and Nutrient Losses during Containerized Landscape Shrub Production using Composted Dairy Manure Solids as a Peat Substitute in Substrate. HortTechnology, 21(2), 240-245.