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 TreesPropagationPlanting
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Viburnum
lantana is a small deciduous tree or bush reaching up to 6m in height. growing in
hedgerows,thickets on chalky soils.Green leaves which have white hairs underneath grow
opposite along its stems. they are oval,4-14cm long with toothed edges. May sees large
white flower heads appearing with all the flowers fertile unlike the guelder
rose.These turn in to oval berries turning red then ripening black in August. The
wood is very hard and was used to make pipe mouth pieces and the berries were used to make
ink.
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Collect the fruit from bushes when black
again they are a favorite with birds. Remove fruit from seeds and sow immediately protect
seedlings from frosts.