Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum

Field Notes:

  • A many branched, super-straight growing shrub averaging 3 to 10 ft. tall.
  • BUDS: Opposite; several bud scales
  • TWIGS: Slender and hairless, with ringed nodes
  • BARK: Smooth; gray or reddish-brown
  • HABITAT: Ranges from moist to dry, sandy soils; thicket forming in open areas, borders, or understory of forests
  • USES: Historically used for making arrows Click here to see the a glossary of botanical terms!