| With its rounded, stiffly branched habit the Blackhaw | | | | they don't pose a raking and cleaning problem. Birds |
| Viburnum reminds you of a Hawthorn. It is a very | | | | frequent this shrub for feed and shelter. Plants are |
| easy plant to grow. It can be purchased as a | | | | native and tolerate shade but flower and fruit best in |
| seedling, a rooted cutting, a potted starter plant in qt. | | | | full sun. Habitat and range: The blackhaw viburnum |
| pots, to 5 gal. pots, and B&B field dug plants. In your | | | | occurs in dry woods and thickets and on rocky |
| landscape it can be a small tree because plants | | | | hillsides from Connecticut to Florida and west to |
| attains a height of 12 to 14 feet. The Blachhaw | | | | Michigan and Texas, but is mostly found in the South. |
| Viburnum has dark green, glossy, leathery leaves turn | | | | I have never seen a native Blackhaw Viburnum in our |
| a dark reddish to purple in the fall. It is an attractive | | | | county (Bucks County, Pa. ) that occured naturally. It |
| leaf. This viburnum has creamy white flowers are | | | | will still thrive in the soils of Plumsteadville Pa. |
| borne in flat-topped flower clusters during May. The | | | | On our plant durability list, we rate this a 9 for ease |
| fruit turns blue-black at maturity. The fruit of this | | | | of transplanting and site adaptability. There are also |
| viburnum, which is sweet and edible, is nearly half an | | | | few serious pests that homeowners need to concern |
| inch long, bluish black, covered with a bloom, and | | | | themselves with. We have many deer on our nursery |
| ripens in early autumn. It contains a small and | | | | and we have not seen much deer damage to this |
| somewhat flattened stone. | | | | plant by deer feeding on this plant. You can call us or |
| The mature fruit makes good preserves. It is ripe | | | | visit our web site for more information on other |
| when it turns black. The leaves are small enough that | | | | Viburnums. |