| Common Name | Blackhaw |
| Scientific Name | Viburnum prunifolium |
| Height/ Width | 12-15' / 8-12' |
| Shape | rounded |
| Sun/Shade | Sun or shade. Bloom and fruit better with more sun. |
| Leaf Color | Dark green in summer, purplish in fall. |
| Soil | Good in dry soils |
| Disease Susceptibility | None serious. |
| Wildlife Value | High - palatable to humans. |
| Notes | Transplants well. More resistant to mildew than Nannyberry. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
Information on Viburnum prunifolium:
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=VIBLEN
- Hightshoe, Gary L. Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and
Rural America. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1988
- Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification,
Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. 3rd
edition. Champaign: Stipes Pub. Co. 1983.
- Harstad, Carolyn. Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and
Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest. Bloomington: Indiana University
Press, 1999