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Outstanding Features:
Attractive seasonal displays of flowers in spring, showy fruit in late summer, and good fall color.
Description:
Height: 6-8'
Width: 6-8'
Hardiness Zone: 3b
Arrowwood Viburnum is a dense, round headed large
shrub. It has flat clusters of white flowers in mid May. The dark
green, slightly glossy leaves are 2-3" wide and 3-4" long
with sharply dentate leaf margins. Foliage turns yellow to red-orange
to purple in autumn. Quality of fall color may vary from plant to
plant. Fruits turn dark blue in September and are quite attractive.
The fruits are well liked by birds. Plants maintain a dense full plant
habit without much renewal pruning required. Can be used in the landscape
in masses, hedges, or shrub borders. Requirements
and Culture:
Arrowwood Viburnum prefers a good loam soil
with ample moisture. They do well in full sun or shade. Prune off
basal suckers to restrict spreading if necessary.
Prefers neutral to acid soils.
Limitations:
No serious pest problems.
Selected Cultivars:
'Chicago Lustre'- has glossy, dark
green foliage.
var. pubescens - a more compact plant that
blooms later and has more persistant fruits.
Viburnum rafinesquianum - is a similar species
that is native to part of the upper midwest and performs better
in western Minnesota and in the Dakotas.
Photo Credit:
1, 2 & 3 MLA.
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States Power Company
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ARROWWOOD VIBURNUM Viburnum dentatum