Viburnum prunifolium

black haw

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 12-24'
Spread: 8-12'
Flowers: Apr.-May; white
Fruit: Jul.-Nov.; pink to bluish-black; berry
Fall color: reddish purple

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.8-7.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy

Habitat

successional woods, thickets, old fields, and roadsides

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD DE PA NY WV VA

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

fruits edible, used for preserves

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1268.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004