Viburnum - Arrowwood

An adaptable and hardy shrub, produces many suckers, which must be pruned back to keep the plant compact. The creamy flowers are not fragrant and they appear in early summer for two weeks on 2 to 4 inch cymes. The habit is dense and multistemmed with arching branches. Spread is equal to height. The foliage is glossy dark green, fall colors are yellows, reds and purples. The fall fruit is a blue-black drupe, small, very attractive to birds which disseminate the seeds. It withstands high pH, heavy soils and various climatic conditions, some salt tolerance. The Arrowwood Viburnum, Viburnum dentatum, is a deciduous shrub which usually grows 6 to 8 feet in height, reaching 15 feet under ideal conditions. ... more info