Deciduous shrub · Hedge and screen · Wildlife habitat
Growing conditions
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Average to moist, well-drained soil
Plant details
Size: Approximately 6–10 ft tall × 6–10 ft wide
Blooms: Late spring thru early summer
Fruit: Late summer and fall
Fall color: Shades of yellow, orange, and red
Deer resistance: Moderate
Why we love it
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A dense, multi-stemmed shrub that works beautifully as a hedge, privacy screen, or large-scale foundation planting
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White spring flowers, blue-black fruit, and colorful fall foliage provide interest across several seasons
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Develops suckers over time, creating a full, layered planting with excellent screening value
Why wildlife loves it
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Fruit provides high fat food for songbirds and other wildlife
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Serves as a larval host plant for Spring Azure butterflies and hummingbird clearwing moths
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Spring flowers provide nectar and pollen for native bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects
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Dense branching offers shelter and nesting cover for birds
A note about berries
For the best fruit set, plant at least two genetically different Arrowwood Viburnums that flower at the same time. A single shrub may bloom beautifully but produce little or no fruit without a compatible pollination partner nearby.
Fun to see
Watch the fruit clusters as they ripen, changing from green to blue and finally deep blue-black. You may see several shades on the same shrub at once.
What to expect at pickup
Plants are sold as young, well-rooted plugs. Some may be just emerging or still waking up from dormancy at pickup—they’ll grow and fill in as the season unfolds.
Before you order
All orders are for pickup at the Montclair Farmers Market.
• Choose your pickup Saturday at checkout
• Orders must be picked up on that date
• Plants are living and may vary in appearance
• All sales are final once plants are picked up
• Please check your plants at pickup — we can only address issues at that time
