Black-haw

Tagged as: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Large Deciduous Shrubs, native

Botanical Name: Viburnum prunifolium
Common Name: Black-haw

Updated 3/2013

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fruits	fall color

Height: 12-15' Spread: 8-12' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 3-9

Cultural Requirements: Best in sun or shade in any soil type, even dry soils. Considered very drought tolerant.

Ornamental Characteristics: Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with attractive horizontal branching. Dark green leaves turn a reddish-purple in the fall. Creamy-white, flat topped, flowers appear in May. Fruit change from pinkish rose to bluish-black at maturity.

Uses in the Landscape: Use as a small specimen tree, in mass, in a shrub border, or in groupings.

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low exposed areas

Native to the Midwest.

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