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Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum


Hardiness Zones: 3 - 8   View Map
  • Produces creamy white flowers in flat-topped clusters that are 2–4" in diameter and bloom from May to early June
  • Yields ½" blue-black drupes that appear after the flowers and ripen in the early fall
  • Features lustrous dark green leaves with coarsely toothed margins that provide lovely fall color, turning yellow, glossy red, or reddish-purple
  • Grows in an irregular, rounded shape

Tree Details

Shape

Irregular

Growth Speed

Medium

Scientific Name

Viburnum dentatum

Mature Height

6' - 15'

Mature Spread

6' - 15'

Shipping Height

1 ½' - 2'

Highlights

This shrub adds plenty of seasonal interest to any landscape. Creamy white flowers appear in late spring, bundled into lovely flat-topped clusters. Blue-black berry-like drupes follow the flowers in the summertime, ripening completely in early fall. And as fall marches on, the lustrous dark green leaves take on lovely fall shades of yellow, glossy red, or reddish-purple.

If you’re looking for a larger statement piece in your space, the dense, hardy, and versatile arrowwood viburnum should be on the list of contenders.

Sun Preference

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil Preference

Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Rich, Sandy, Silty Loam, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

It forms dense thickets and provides excellent cover and nesting sites. Birds consume the abundant fruits. It attracts Red Admiral, Eastern Comma and Question Mark butterflies and is larval plant food for the spring azure butterfly and hummingbird moth.

History/Lore

The arrowwood viburnum is native from New Brunswick to Minnesota, south to Georgia. The name arrowwood comes from Native Americans using the strong shoots which developed from the roots for the shafts of their arrows.

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