About the Viburnum -
Arrowwood :
The Arrowwood Viburnum, Viburnum dentatum, is a
deciduous shrub which usually grows 6 to 8 feet in
height, reaching 15 feet under ideal conditions.
Spread is equal to height. The habit is dense and
multistemmed with arching branches. The foliage is
glossy dark green, fall colors are yellows, reds and
purples.
The creamy flowers are not fragrant and they
appear in early summer for two weeks on 2 to 4 inch
cymes. The fall fruit is a blue-black drupe, small,
very attractive to birds which disseminate the
seeds. An adaptable and hardy shrub, produces many
suckers, which must be pruned back to keep the plant
compact. It withstands high pH, heavy soils and
various climatic conditions, some salt tolerance.
