Viburnum dentatum

Common Name
Arrow-wood
Plant Form
Shrubs & Small Trees
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
15.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain

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Additional Info

Habitat: swamps and wet woods, bogs, floodplain forests, stream banks; low, wet acid-sand habitats

Wildlife value: It is a potential host for the Spring Azure butterfly.  Its fruits are eaten by songbirds, grouse, wild turkeys and squirrels.

Notes: Stems very straight, nice structure in winter. Very adaptable to varying sun and soil. Two are needed to produce fruit. Not very drought tolerant. Suckering. The most salt-tolerant of the viburnums. Needs protection from deer until it outgrows them.

Flower Color
Cream/White
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Spring
Bloom Month
March
April
Fall Color
Burgandy/Red
Gold/Yellow
Purple
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Soil Texture
Clay
Loamy
Sandy
Shallow rocky
Low Maintenance
Yes
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