Name:
Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood Viburnum)
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This lovely shrub will reach heights up to 10’ and usually has multiple trunks and an open spreading form. It has clusters of white flowers in the spring that transform into blue-black fruit clusters by late summer and fall. Its leaves are large and toothed along the edges, giving it its scientific name. Its common name comes from arrow shafts Native Americans made from its wood. It is deciduous with lovely fall colors of yellow and red. Arrowwood will adapt to a variety of growing conditions. It will grow in moist or well-drained soil, in sun or partial shade. It may send out root shoots but not extensively. In nature, it grows in the understory of mixed hardwood forests.