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Viburnum Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
A multi-stemmed, rounded shrub with creamy white late spring or early
summer flowers. Leaves are lustrous, dark green in summer changing to
yellow to glossy red and reddish- purple in the fall. Flowers are followed by
½" blue-black berries that ripen in early fall. This shrub provides food, cover,
and nesting sites for birds, and larval food for butterflies and moths. Grows
6'-15 high with a comparable spread. Prefers well-drained soils and full sun to
partial shade.
Zones 3 - 8
Flowering Tree
Hardiness Zones: Zones 3 - 8
The Viburnum Arrowwood can be expected
to grow in the zones shown in color in the
arborday.org zone map. (see map below)
Type of tree:
The Viburnum Arrowwood falls into the
following type(s): Flowering Trees, Shrubs
6' - 15' Spread
Medium Growth
6' - 15' High
Mature Height:
The Viburnum Arrowwood grows to be 6' 15' feet in height.
Full Sun
Mature Spread:
The Viburnum Arrowwood has a spread of
Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium growth rate.
Sun:
This Viburnum Arrowwood does well in full
about 6' - 15' at full maturity.
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sun, partial shade.
Various Soils
Irregular Shape
Soil:
The Viburnum Arrowwood grows in acidic,
Shape:
This Viburnum Arrowwood has irregular,
alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam,
well drained, wide range, clay soils.
rounded shape.
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Description:
A multi-stemmed, rounded shrub with creamy white late spring or early summer flowers. Leaves are lustrous, dark green in summer
changing to yellow to glossy red and reddish- purple in the fall. Flowers are followed by ½" blue-black berries that ripen in early fall. This
shrub provides food, cover, and nesting sites for birds, and larval food for butterflies and moths. Grows 6'-15 high with a comparable
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spread. Prefers well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade.
Wildlife Value:
It forms dense thickets and provides excellent cover and
nesting sites. Birds consume the abundant fruits. It attracts
Red Admiral, Eastern Comma, Question Mark butterflies and is
larval plant food for the spring azure butterfly and hummingbird
moth.
History/Lore/Use:
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.
Leaves:
The Viburnum Arrowwood can be expected to grow in the zones shown on this map.
The leaves are opposite, simple, suborbicular to ovate, 2-4
1/2" long, 1-4" wide, with a coarsely toothed margin as the
botanical name implies, lustrous dark green in summer, sometimes without the sheen, yellow to glossy red to reddish-purple in the fall.
Fall color will vary depending upon exposure, growing conditions and genetics within the species.
Flower Color:
White with yellow stamens create a creamy colored small flower in 2-4", flat topped clusters (cymes)
Bloom Time:
May to early June .
Fruit Description:
blue to bluish black, 1/4" long, oval berries (drupes) ripening in late September through October
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