Botanical Name: Viburnum prunifolium
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Common Name: Blackhaw Viburnum  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12', 12-25'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Red

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Black, Pink

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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Blackhaw is a deciduous viburnum with a rounded, dense crown, and a coarse appearance growing 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide. Leaves are ovate and dark green, with a purplish fall color (though it is variable). Flowers are white and appear in flat-topped clusters in May. Fruits ripen to pink than black by fall and are much enjoyed by birds. A tough, durable shrub for mass planting, shrub and foundation borders, screens and hedges.