Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)

Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)Estimated Height at Pickup: 1 2, 1 gal A dry soil, slow growing viburnum with a good natural form. Prefers well drained soil with some amount of loam. Drupes are attractive to birds and edible for humans (said to taste like raisins, but NPU cannot attest yet). Can be trained onto a tree shape, but is naturally a multi stemmed suckering shrub. Similar in appearance to blackhaw viburnum, but leaves are glossier, and new growth and leaf undersides have

and a few small insects

Berries are not preferred by wildlife

Cones are wind pollinated

12+ bird species are know to eat the fruit

May form and spread by rhizomes in optimal conditions

but prefers slightly acidic

Author Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract a variety of insects including bees

Prune immediately after flowering as the next years flower buds form early

and its fall drupes are welcome food for migrating birds

Stats: 240 Pages

and white spring flowers feed a variety of pollinators