Separate greenhouse and field studies were conducted to compare the growth of rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum Raf.) ‘Ames 25098’ on its own roots with that of grafted plants. Viburnum rufidulum ‘Ames 25098’/V. lantana ‘Mohican’ plants produced a mean total shoot length of 23 cm, which was significantly greater compared with 16 cm on ‘Ames 25098’ semihardwood stem-cutting propagated plants over a ten-month greenhouse growing season in 15 cm diameter pots. In a second greenhouse study, fresh and dry weights of ‘Ames 25098’/V. lantana ‘Mohican’ were 358% and 283% greater than own-rooted ‘Ames 25098’ plants in 10 cm diameter pots from semihardwood stem cuttings after 21 weeks. In a field study over 2 growing seasons, ‘Ames 25098’ produced a mean total shoot length of 529 cm, a mean plant height of 80 cm, and a mean canopy diameter of 53 cm on semihardwood stem-cutting propagated plants. Propagation by softwood cuttings produced inferior results compared with those from semihardwood cuttings. Field growth was not significantly different and was significantly less for all parameters for ‘Ames 25098’/V. lantana ‘Mohican’ and ‘Ames 25098’/V. dentatum ‘Common’, respectively, compared with own-rooted ‘Ames 25098’ plants from semihardwood cuttings. Adverse weather conditions at the beginning of the first season caused stress symptoms in the grafted plants, leading to the divergent field results. Nevertheless, for container production, grafting or budding ‘Ames 25098’ onto V. lantana ‘Mohican’ provided significantly better growth than own-rooted plants.