Viburnum prunifolium
blackhaw, smooth blackhaw, blackhaw viburnum, smooth blackhaw viburnum, stagbush, nanny-berry, sweet haw
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
serrate, serrulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, obovate, ovate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March, April, May, June, September, October
Height (meters)
8.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FACU
Animal Use
The fruit is consumed by songbirds, gamebirds, and mammals. Special value to native bees and bumble bees.
Habitat
Low to upland wood edges, thickets, roadsides, bogs, and rocky wooded hillsides.