Another U.S. National Arboretum introduction. Introduced in 1988 from a backcross of V. x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid' with V. utile made by the late Donald Egolf. Foliage is slightly wavy, extremely glossy and evergreen. Habit is compact, growing 5-6' tall and slightly wider. Pink flower buds open in May to creamy white, non fragrant flowers followed by red fruit in autumn which turn black with age and persits for 6-8 weeks. Zone 5