Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Black Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Slow Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 16 Height, Mature (feet) 16.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 110 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 4.8 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1200 Precipitation, Minimum 35 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 18 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 4800 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product Yes Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No