Trees and Shrubs

A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.

Viburnum odoratissimum Ker-Gawl.

Frost-hardy, vigorous, bushy, evergreen shrub with oval, leathery leaves, and large, conicle panicles of fragrant white flowers in late summer, followed by red fruits, ripening to black. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Viburnum opulus L.

Fully hardy, vigorous, bushy, deciduous shrub with maple-like, usually 3-lobed leaves, to 10cm long, turning red in autumn, and flat, lace-cap-like, terminal cymes, to 8cm across, of tubular white flowers, surrounded by flat, white, ray-florets, in spring and summer followed by red berries. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Viburnum plicatum Thunb.

Likely to be the sterile garden form which was introduced by Robert Fortune some time before the wild form. It is a fully hardy, spreading, bushy, deciduous shrub with heart-shaped, toothed, deeply-veined leaves, to 10cm long, turning red-purple in autumn, and dense, spherical, terminal cymes, to 8cm across, of saucer-shaped, sterile white flowers, in spring. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Viburnum rigidum Vent.

Half hardy evergreen shrub of open habit, with oval leaves, to 15cm long, and flattened corymbs of white flowers in early spring, followed by blue to black fruits. To 3m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Viburnum tinus L.

Fully hardy, compact, bushy, evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, to 10cm long, and flattened terminal cymes, to 10cm across, of small, salverform white flowers in late winter and spring, followed by black fruit. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Viburnum tinus L. var. lucidum Ait.

For a description of the type see Viburnum tinus L. Lucidum is a more vigorous form with larger leaves and flower heads than the type. [Hortus, Hilliers’].

Vinca major L.

Fully-hardy, prostrate, evergreen shrub with arching shoots and long, non-rooting trailing stems, lance-shaped leaves, to 9cm long, and blue-violet, salverform flowers, to 5cm across, from spring to autumn. To 45cm. [RHSE, Hilliers’, Hortus].

Vinca minor L.

Fully hardy, prostrate, mat-forming evergreen shrub with long, rooting, trailing shoots, ovate to lance-shaped leaves, to 5cm long, and reddish-purple, violet-blue or white flowers from spring to autumn. To 20cm. [RHSE, Hilliers’, Hortus].

Virgilia oroboides (Bergius) Salter

Borderline frost-hardy, fast-growing shrub or small tree, usually with several main stems, pinnate leaves, to 20cm long, composed of up to 21 narrow leaflets, and racemes of up to 12, pea-like, fragrant, white, pink, crimson or purple flowers, to 2cm across, in spring and summer. To 9m. [RHSE, Hortus].

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Frost hardy, spreading deciduous shrub with 5- or 7-palmate leaves, composed of aromatic, narrowly-elliptic leaflets, to 10cm long, and slender, terminal panicles, to 18cm long, of small, tubular, fragrant, lilac, blue or white flowers in autumn. To 8m. [RHSE, Hilliers’].

Vitis labrusca L.

Fully hardy, vigorous, deciduous, woody-based climber with ovate to rounded, usually 2-lobed leaves, to 18cm wide, and edible, musky-flavoured black-purple fruits. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Vitis vinifera ‘Moscatel Gordo Blanco’

‘So similar in many respects to Muscat of Alexandria, that the one is sometimes confounded with the other. A seedling of Muscat of Alexandria, much cultivated in Spain; the best type of raisin grape of Malaga. Fruit bunches, a closer bunch than Muscat of Alexandria; fruit sets better as a rule; berries rounder, a crease often found at the apex. Skin inclined to be a little darker in colour, and not nearly so green when ripe. Flesh not quite so hard as Muscat of Alexandria. Thicker and finer bloom than Muscat of Alexandria, which looses its bloom very rapidly when you come to pack and dry them. Muscat of Alexandria has to be dried a little more than Muscatel to bring it into a keeping condition when in the same degree of ripeness.’ [Despeissis p.247/1903].

Vitis vinifera ‘Aucarot’

‘No. 19 – Aucarot (29/2, or 29 of the Luxembourg collection [of Busby]). Hardy white grape, bears plentifully, and makes very good wine. Where abundant produce, combined with medium quality, is an object, this is a variety well worth attention; I am inclined to think it may prove one of the most valuable of the white wine grapes; requires the same room as No. 3 [Dolcetto]’. [Maro p.25/1844].

Vitis vinifera ‘Australian Small White Cluster’

‘No 5. – Australian Small White Cluster. Originated in the same manner as the last [Australian White Cluster]; hardy plant, but of much less vigorous growth than No. 4; may be planted at least as close as No.1 [Pineau Grise]; very small closely set bunches, very small berries, sweet; and yields very little wine, but of excellent quality.’ [Maro p.22/1844].

Vitis vinifera ‘Australian White Cluster’

‘No. 4 - Australian White Cluster. Seedling raised at Camden by the Messrs. Macarthur, a plant of vigorous growth, very hardy, fruit very early ripe, bunches small, or of medium size, berries small, very closely set, very juicy, and thin skinned: very sweet to the palate; very liable to rot if much rain falls after they begin to swell to maturity, produces well, and yields a wine of good flavour and considerable body. This and No. 3 [Dolcetto] require about one-fourth more distance every way than No. 1 [Pineau Gris].’ [Maro p.22/1844].

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