BLACK HAW
Viburnum prunifolium, L.
Form.—A small tree or shrub reaching a height of 20-30 feet in favorable locations.
Leaves.—Opposite, simple, oval, obtuse or slightly pointed, 1-3 inches long, finely and sharply serrate, glabrous.
Flowers.—May; perfect; small, white, borne in large terminal cymes.
Fruit.—Dark blue, fleshy, sweet, persistent drupes with large flat stones; borne on reddish stalks in few-fruited clusters.
Bark.—Roughened by plate-like scales, reddish-brown.
Wood.—Similar to that of Sweet Viburnum.
Range.—Connecticut and Michigan south to Georgia and Arkansas.
Distribution in West Virginia.—Common locally throughout the State.