VIBURNUM, RUSTY BLACKHAW Black Haw

Viburnum rufidulum                    (Vi-BUR-num rue-FID-you-lum)  
 

Deciduous        Sun to shade    Height  20 feet         Spread 20feet                  Spacing  10 -20 feet

HABIT:  Shrubby tree, glossy leaves, white flower clusters in spring, reddish fall color, blue-black berries in late summer. Can grow to 40 feet.

CULTURE:        Easy to grow in most soils, extremely drought tolerant.

USES:              Specimen garden tree, understory tree, background mass planting.

PROBLEMS:     Few if any—practically maintenance free. But, not easy to find in the nursery trade at this point.

NOTES:            Great shrub or little tree. Native to Texas and Oklahoma.