Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
Large shrub/small tree. Edible blue-black drupes loved by birds.
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 12–20 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~104 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV