May 29th 2013. A beautiful sight in the early morning sunshine. Those white blossoms turn into a deep purple berry. I am not sure who eats the berries but they disappear. The birds will eat the berries but I have never seen which bird does most of the berry eating. This bush will grow to about 9 feet tall and the stems are straight, like arrows. Some of Arrowwood's cousins are Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum) and this one tends to have more fruit.
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Yes, it is a beautiful sight, Mr. Lincoln. It's in your backyard, right?
Looks like a virgin's petticoat to me. Pretty as can be. I like this old bush better each year and this season has been perfect for so many things. Plenty of warm days, cool nights and sunshine with generous showers.
It IS a beautiful sight to behold.
I always wondered what these flowers were called. This is a lovely photo.
It is a pretty bush when it blooms. The blooms fade to brownish and then must make seed and falls off. But the bush is now well over 8 feet tall and about that thick through.
The flowers are what makes the arrowwood bush perfect. I am sure the new growth--straight as an arrow--must have made wonderful arrows for Native Americans.
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