The Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum, otherwise known as the Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ is a pretty well known shrub plant by gardening enthusiasts around the world.
Best known for its low maintenance and moderate growth, this shrub will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
Fortunately, taking care of your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum is not too difficult – as long as you follow our guidelines in this Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum Care Guide. Now let’s get started.
In order to take proper care of your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum you’ll need to keep in mind the following guidelines:
- Water: The Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum needs evenly spread moist soil – try to avoid letting the soil dry out.
- Light: Keep your Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ in an environment where it can receive partial to full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum in soil with moist but well-draining to well draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of clay, loam, chalk, and sand.
And that’s practically it! If you keep these three factors in check, your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum will likely have all it needs for it to survive and even thrive.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum belongs to the Viburnaceae family, and the genus Viburnum, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ (vy-BER-num den-TAY-tum).
As with other Viburnum’s, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum is a deciduous plant, which means it will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
Growing Region
The Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum is a plant native to the Asia.
You might be wondering why your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum’s native region is important. Well, if you know where your plant originally came from, you’ll know which environment conditions it prefers, and with it, knowledge on how to replicate it at home.
With this in mind, the Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ will be most used to the heat zones in the 1 – 8 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a and the ideal climate zone is between 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum is a relatively moderate grower, which makes things somewhat easy for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But what exactly does this mean for your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum? How large a pot should you consider, how tall, how wide can it get? Let’s jump in…
The Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ can grow up to 4′ – 5′ (120cm – 150cm) in 4′ – 5′ (120cm – 150cm) and 7′ – 8′ (210cm – 240cm) in 7′ – 8′ (210cm – 240cm).
These dimensions make the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum a relatively large shrub compared to others, so it’s best to keep this fact in mind since it will affect where you want to keep yours at home.
This is why experts recommend keeping an area of approximately 84″ – 96″ (210cm – 240cm) free so the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum can spread to its best extent.
Water
In terms of watering, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum is a fairly complicated plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a not so straightforward watering schedule and somewhat irregular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ needs evenly spread moist soil – try to avoid letting the soil dry out.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively average needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum in soil with moist but well-draining to well draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
In our experience, the famous ‘thumb’ or ‘finger’ test is what works best for the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum since with it, you will be able to give it the right amount of water, every time – regardless of the environment or placement where you do decide to keep it.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum prefers to have soil with good drainage properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of clay, loam, chalk, and sand.
This is why most experts agree that the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum requires soil with clay, loam (silt), and sand, which will give you the right conditions it needs.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably alkaline, acid or neutral soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum requires partial to full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this shrub will do well as long as you keep it in partial to full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ in little to partial shade (only 2-6 hours of direct sunlight a day), to full and direct sun (more 6 hours of direct sunlight per day).
Season
Being a deciduous plant, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the spring (mid, late), the summer (early, mid, late), and during the fall.
Flowers
In particular, this shrub is well known for its showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum produces some beautiful white, or pink and white flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum have a beautiful green color during most of the year.
In particular, they have a simple arrangement with a opposite organization in its leaves.
Attracts, Tolerance and Resistance
The Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum is well known for being able to attract butterflies, birds and hummingbirds, so keep that in mind when choosing your plant, as you’ll likely end up finding one or another in your garden.
Additionally, it has a special tolerance for drought conditions, so don’t worry if any of these come along, your Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ will be fine.
Garden
Now, let’s talk garden and how your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum will look best in it.
Most Viburnum Dentatum ‘Morton’ owners agree that this shrub will look great in most cottage and rustic gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of informal and cottage, coastal garden, and in traditional garden styles.
In particular, the Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum’s best location within your garden is in hedges and screens, beds and borders, and in wall-side borders, others use it for landscaping in a very wet areas, firescaping/fire wise, or a woodland garden.
Companion Plants
Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum’s do well with some other plants beside it. One good companion plant is the Echinacea purpurea, which will pair up nicely with your leafy friend.
Others consider that a nice Lonicera sempervirens will work well too, so choose whichever you find works best for you!
Conclusion
And we’ve come to an end. Fortunately, that’s everything you need to know about your Northern Burgundy™ Arrowwood Viburnum to keep it safe and sound in your garden or home. Enjoy planting!
