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Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Average Height:

12-15' (3.7-4.6 meters)

Bark Characteristics:

Gray-brown

Bloom Characteristics:

Flat-topped clusters of white flowers. 2-4" (5-10.2 cm) across. Individual flowers are .25" (.6 cm) across.

Fall Color:

Red, purplish

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, opposite, ovate leaves with serrated margins. 1.5-3.5" long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Oval drupes which mature from pink to black. Edible. Mature from August to early December.

Structure:

Rounded

Range:

Central and E USA

Habitat:

Moist woods, forest edges, stream banks

Topic:

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Common Name:

Black Haw

Blackhaw Viburnum

Plum Leaf Viburnum

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Asteranae

Order:

Dipsacales

Family:

Viburnaceae

Genus:

Viburnum

Species:

prunifolium

Accession Number:

2017-0476A

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection

On Display:

National Museum of the American Indian

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7c276230b-584f-4e76-863d-9b6979ec1367

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2017-0476A