Arrowwood viburnum is a substantial deciduous shrub with creamy-white spring flowers and blue-black fruits that provide food for birds.
- Height
- 152–305 cm / 5–10 ft
- Spread
- 182–305 cm / 6–10 ft
- Light
- Full sun / Partial shade
- Soil moisture
- Dry / Moist, well-drained
- Flowering
- Spring
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Maintenance
- Low
- USDA zones
- 2a–8b
Planting
Use sun or partial shade with moist, well-drained soil and room for a broad shrub. For fruit, include more than one genetically distinct plant in the planting.
Care
Prune after flowering, as the following year's flowers form on older growth. Older shrubs can develop suckers and may need rejuvenation pruning if they become overgrown.
Before planting: Viburnum leaf beetle can damage the foliage.
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Sources & photo credit
Plant reference: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Content checked . Flowering seasons vary with local climate; USDA zones describe winter cold tolerance.
- Arrowwood viburnum: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.
- Possumhaw viburnum: John · CC BY 2.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.
- 'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire: Wouter Hagens · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.
- Adam's needle yucca: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.