A large ornamental shrub or small tree. White flowers in May with red fall foliage.
Pronunciation
(vie-BER-num)(prune-ni-FO-li-um)
Plant Type
All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous
Hardiness Zone
3-9
Sunlight
full sun to full shade but fall colors and flower production is best in full sun.
Moisture
prefers moist but very adaptable
Soil & Site
prefers well drained, moist soils but very adaptable to soil types and ph.
Flowers
2.5", creamy-white, flat-topped inflorescences blooming in May
Fruit
oval drupes, green ripening to blue-black to blue pink, produced in large amounts and attract birds, fruit is edible
Leaves
medium to dark green, lustrous, elliptical, sparsely to finely serrated, has a smooth-margined, winged petiole, fall color is variable ranging from dark green to red, purple or burgundy, more pronounced in full sun
Dimensions
A twiggy dense shrub, single to multiple stemmed reaching 15 feet by a spread of 10 feet.
Propagation
seeds, cuttings and division of the suckers
Native Site
A native as an understory shrub in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.
Misc Facts
The name Blackhaw refers to the black bark and haw for the plants resemblance to a Hawthorn tree. A native as an understory shrub in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.
Author's Notes
I have only seen this plant once in natural area. It was growing in heavy shade. As can be expected the production of flowers and fruit was low.