Scientific Name
Viburnum dentatum
Common Name
Arrowwood viburnum; Southern arrowwood

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist or dry soil
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Width: 6 to 15 feet
Texture: Medium
Form: Multi-stemmed, dense rounded shrub; spreading, arching branches
Flower/Fruit: Creamy white flowers in summer in 2 to 4" flat-topped cluster; unpleasant odor; blue to black berries in late summer to fall
Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous dark green leaves; coarsely serrated margins; 2 to 4.5" long; yellow, crimson, purplish red fall color
Comments: Drought tolerant; fruit attracts birds; spreads by suckers to form colonies
Cultivars: --
   



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