Gurney's Shrub Planting Chart for Lilacs, Hydrangea & More

Variety	Planting Distance	Mature Height
Almond, Pink-Flowering	3-4 Ft.	3-5 Ft.
Azalea, Northern Lights	3-5 Ft.	4-6 Ft.
Barberry	5-6 Ft.	2-3 Ft.
Bayberry, Northern	4-6 Ft.	7-9 Ft.
Boxwood, Korean	3-4 Ft.	3-4 Ft.
Buckeye, Red	6-8 Ft.	10-15 Ft.
Burning Bush	5-6 Ft.	4-6 Ft.
Butterfly Bush	6-8 Ft.	8-10 Ft.
Cranberry, Highbush	8-10 Ft.	8-12 Ft.
Dogwood, Golden Twig	3-5 Ft.	7-9 Ft.
Dogwood, Red Twig	3-5 Ft.	5-8 Ft.
Enkianthus	6-10 Ft.	10-15 Ft.
Forsythia, Meadowlark	6-8 Ft.	10 Ft.
Holly, Blue Girl & Blue Boy	4-6 Ft.	10 Ft.
Hydrangea, Annabelle	3-5 Ft.	3-5 Ft.
Hydrangea, Multiflora	4-8 Ft.	12-15 Ft.
Hydrangea, Nikko Blue	3-5 Ft.	5 Ft.
Hydrangea, Pink Beauty	2-4 Ft.	3-4 Ft.
Japanese Pieris	5-6 Ft.	6-12 Ft.
Koreanspice Viburnum	See Pink	Snowball
Lilac, Dwarf Korean	3-5 Ft.	4-5 Ft.
Lilac, Hybrid	3-6 Ft.	8-12 Ft.
Lilac, Old Fashioned	3-6 Ft.	10-15 Ft.
Lilac, Persian Purple	2-5 Ft.	4-8 Ft.
Magnolia, Royal Star	6-8 Ft.	10-15 Ft.
Mock Orange	4-6 Ft.	5-7 Ft.
Mountain Laurel	6-8 Ft.	6-8 Ft.
Potentilla	2-3 Ft.	2-3 Ft.
Pussy Willow	4-6 Ft.	8-15 Ft.
Rhododendron, Hybrid	4-8 Ft.	4-6 Ft.
Rhododendron, PJ.M.	3-4 Ft.	3-4 Ft.
Rose of Sharon	3-6 Ft.	10 Ft.
Smokebush, Pink	6-8 Ft.	10-15 Ft.
Snowball, White	6-8 Ft.	8-10 Ft.
Snowball, Pink	6-8 Ft.	9-10 Ft.
Spirea, Peppermint Stick	2-4 Ft.	2-3 Ft.
Spirea Vanhouttei	3-6 Ft.	6-8 Ft.
Sumac, Fernleaf	6-8 Ft.	15 Ft.
Weigela, Red Cardinal	4-6 Ft.	6-8 Ft.
Winterberry	6-10 Ft.	6-10 Ft.
Witch Hazel	15 Ft.	15 Ft.