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)

My v. doublefile 'Shasta' was planted from a 3-ga. nursery pot in spring '04. This picture was taken Memorial Day weekend '09. It bloomed sparsely its first couple years in the ground but has been reliable since. How was your weather last year? Did the shrub receive adequate moisture last summer & fall? How about exposure? Mine is located in full sun...but, we're on the coast with a constant marine layer so full sun here is less intense than inland. Buds for this year's flowers were set last summer so that's where I'd look for this spring's lack of flowers.

Hi.... I have a Viburnum mariesii too. I love them. I planted a small one 2 years ago. I have to say that we had serious drought here in my yard this summer. Probably 4 months with only 2 rainfalls that were measurable. When we were not on water ban, I dragged the hose from one end of the garden to the other. My Viburnum mariesii was wilting all the time. Finally it started showing brown edges on the foliage and right now looks pretty crispy. I really tried to keep it moist, but I was starting out with dry/part shade to begin with, so I am starting to have doubts to whether this was a good choice for me. I am seeing two other shrubs that tolerated everything that was thrown at them and still look good..a Cornus racemosa, a native and a Viburnum Wentworth that has had no more water or sun than the mariesii and hasn't got an ugly leaf on it at this point. Since I already have the shrub, I am trying to decide now, what to do with it. I am considering moving it, but I am having a hard time placing it elsewhere because of it's eventual size and wanting it to grow without pruning. I have one place it might work that is a small improvement over it's current location. I am thinking about whether I can contour the soil around it to create a little depression where the rain will collect to see if that will help keep it more moist. The problem is, I read that it really likes good drainage, so getting drainage and moisture is not easy in my yard. So...if anyone has any suggestions, I would love something new to consider. :-) I think I might try moving it to another location and then if that is not good enough, I probably will give it away. Sadly. pm2

since you have 4 .... try one the way you want. ... on the opposite end .... prune it as you would prune any other shrub .... removing the largest 1/3 of the branches as close to the ground as possible .... another 1/3 next year .... google 'shrub pruning' for more info ... and leave the other 2 ... for next year .... viburnum are beasts in my book .. they will take whatever you do to them ... the only issue is what you will be left with .... ken