Good shrub.

Viburnum 'Carlesii' is fragrant. I think the cultivar 'Winterthur' is awesome.Don't know much personally, or I'd tell you species, but here's some info I saved that explains these a bit easier. All old stuff to some folks as many Viburnum discussions have taken place. Please bear with, yet enjoy the information!

An accompilation of notes I saved:

"(For fragrance) You can start quite early with V. farreri 'Candidissimum' or 'Nana', which are just about ready to bloom right now. The V. x burkwoodii and V. carlesii cultivars can string out the fragrance season for up to a month. I have my house encircled with every possible cultivar. If you are looking to feed the wildlife, enter the world of V. dentatum and the myriad of cultivars that bloom over a long period. We can steer you to cultivars that bloom close enough in sequence to maximize fruit production. The V. plicatum tomentosum group also fruits heavily in some cases, as does the V. dilatatum and related, as well as V. sieboldii. You can run up to Ridge Road Nursery, the home of V. sieboldii 'Wavecrest', and get one of the finest types(be sure to add another related type to maximize fruit production). V. lentago, V. prunifolium, V. cassinoides, V. nudum, and V. rufidulum are the natives that also produce abundant fruit. V. rhytidophllum, V. lantana, and the crosses all make lots of fruit. We need more info on what you are looking for to steer you in the right direction. Alternatively, you can take my and VV's approach and just own them all!

For fragrance near the home, follow my lead! Around my house are 'Mohawk', 'Chenaultii', 'Summer Hill', 'Aurora', Judd, 'Cayuga', carlesii compactum, 'Spiced Bouquet', 'Fullbrook', 'Sarcoxie', V. carlcephalum, 'Diana', and now several Classic Viburnum cultivars to add. Fruit production is actually quite good on these plants with all the cross pollination going on. I have changed my tune in that regard---you CAN have fruit and fragrance.

Large shrub/small tree types--V. prunifolium, V. lentago, V. rufidulum--plant these three together for cross pollination and large amounts of fruit. 'Summer Magic' is an excellent V. prunifolium cultivar--ask me again in a few years and I will have comments on more cultivars that show promise now. Along the same lines, V. sieboldii 'Wavecrest', 'Seneca', and 'Ironclad' can be planted together for a good show.

Smaller shrubs(can take wet)--V. cassinoides and V. nudum have massive fruit set with terrific berry colors. 'Winterthur' is one cultivar, but I have not seen it to be any better than the typical seedling. Great fall color with both.

Smaller V. dentatum for flowers and fruit--Papoose, Blue Blaze, Raspberry Tart, Little Joe(no fall color)

Large V. dentatum--the Klehm hybrids all bloom together and have wonderful fall color and fruit production--Cardinal, Red Regal, Crimson Tide, Indian Summer

V. dilatatum--all flower together, all produce ample fruit(so much so that they are looking to be invasive in the east).

V. plicatum tomentosum--a special shrub, perhaps the most beautiful in flower, and some are great fruit producers. Try Shoshoni or Newport for a shorter version, Shasta and Mariesii for larger types. Magic Puff is also one that is supposed to be smaller. Molly Schroeder is newer and has pink flowers that rebloom. I have tried to accumulate all these cultivars that I can find as I think they are just a fantastic plant.

V. lantana and related--there is a variegated V. lantana, as well as a yellow leaf version, both mildly interesting. I like the leatherleaf V. rhytidophyllum and V x rhytidophylloides where space is not an issue. They are whoppers, 15X15 is not odd, with massive flowering and fruiting to boot. Some say semi-evergreen, which for Zone 5 means crappy tattered leaves that last into January. Birds absolutely love these plants. Good nesting sites.

Viburnum dentatum var. deamii, one of the most glossy leaved plants around though similar in other respects to the rest of the arrowwoods. I'd throw a pitch in for Viburnum molle, too. That's the Kentucky viburnum with exfoliating bark but similar to arrowwood otherwise.

Viburnum nudum "Wintherthur" and "Earthshades"!!!! Fall Fruit is outstanding!" (Dax Sept. 2006)

'Shoshoni' is the most compact of the doublefiles, but even it can reach 5-6' in height. And all cultivars will grow quite wide. A few of the others mentioned above ('Newport', 'Magic Puff', 'Mary Melton') will also produce smaller plants but they are not true doublefiles (V. plicatum var. tomentosum) but rather just cultivars of V. plicatum, Japanese Snowball viburnum, and produce rounded, all sterile flowers clusters that resemble, well, snowballs!

Don't plant any shrub any closer to the foundation of your house than 4 feet. A 'Shasta' or 'Mariesii' double-file viburnum will get 12 feet wide, so plant one no closer than 7 feet from the house.