Viburnum davidii

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Common products:
- Ornamental shrub sold by nurseries for garden, park, and landscape use; commonly offered as container‑grown stock, bareroot plants, or as part of mixed shrub borders.
- Frequently employed as a hedging and screening plant in residential and commercial settings due to its dense, evergreen habit.
- Cultivars such as V. davidii ‘Eve Price’ and ‘Wakehurst’ are marketed by horticultural suppliers under RHS and other plant‑finder databases.

Properties relevant to use:
- Evergreen foliage composed of simple, opposite, elliptic‑lanceolate leaves (4–12 cm long) that retain a dark green color through winter, providing year‑round visual structure.
- Growth habit is compact and mounded, typically reaching 1–2 m in height and spread, allowing it to form a low‑maintenance hedge without excessive pruning.
- Tolerates a range of light conditions from full sun to part shade and adapts to moderately well‑drained soils, contributing to its versatility in landscape design.
- Produces small, dark blue‑black drupes in late summer that persist into autumn and winter, enhancing ornamental value and attracting wildlife.
- Responds well to formative pruning and can be shaped into topiary or formal hedges, while maintaining a dense canopy that limits weed penetration.

Standards and regulation:
- Plant material for commercial trade is subject to national plant‑health regulations, such as the EU Plant Passport system, which ensures freedom from quarantine pests and diseases.
- In the United States, imported nursery stock must comply with USDA‑APHIS phytosanitary certification requirements.
- Horticultural labeling follows guidelines set by national gardening bodies (e.g., RHS Plant Register, national Plant Breeders’ Rights databases), providing cultivar provenance and hardiness information.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Propagation is achieved primarily by seed or softwood cuttings in controlled nursery environments, reducing reliance on wild‑collected material.
- The species is not listed in CITES Appendices or major conservation assessments; cultivated stock supplies the majority of market demand.
- As a cultivated ornamental, it avoids habitat disruption associated with wild harvest and supports sustainable horticultural practices when sourced from certified nurseries that employ integrated pest management and responsible substrate use.

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