| Description | Forest Rouge Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) A selection of the native Blackhaw Viburnum having a more upright habit and superior fall foliage color. A large single to multistemmed shrub. |
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| Pronunciation | (vie-BER-num)(prune-ni-FO-li-um) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun to shade, fall colors and flower production is best in full sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| 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, monoecious |
| Leaves | simple, yellow-green turns to glossy dark green, burgundy in fall, smooth to finely serrated |
| Stems | grows as a single or multistemmed plant |
| Dimensions | 12-15 by 8-10 (HS), more upright than species Blackhaw. |
| Native Site | A native as an understory shrub in the Eastern and Midwestern United States |
| Cultivar Origin | Selection made by Dan Moore at McKay Nursery, Wisconsin USA |
| Author's Notes | Planted this in an old fence line by my house. Looking forward to watching it grow. |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr), #185-Classic Viburnums (www.classicviburnums.com) |
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