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Viburnum - Northern Burgundy® Arrowwood
The branching is upright and spreading, eventually arching over at the tips. Northern Burgundy has a spectacular fall color display with clusters of blue-black fruit hanging among the burgundy foliage. Its fruits attract birds. It is easily transplanted and can grow 10-12 feet in height and width. Viburnum tend to be multi-season plants with ornamental value throughout a large part of the season. This viburnum is useful for its extreme durability in borders, screens, parking lots, and mass plantings. The fall color development is highly dependent on the individual plant; some plants turn yellow; some plants turn red to reddish purple. It blooms in late June above the glossy, dark green foliage. Northern Burgundy is very easy to grow and requires full sun to partial shade with soil that is from dry to fairly wet. Northern Burgundy® Arrowwood Viburnum, viburnum dentatum 'Morton', is an upright, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub that displays creamy white flowers. ... additional information
Sumac - Flameleaf White-tailed deer also use it as a browse. Leaves have a winged axis and turn flame red to dark purple in the fall, hence the common name. When left alone it will often form thickets. Fruit matures in late summer remaining attached into winter and is eaten by many species of birds and white-tailed deer. The Flameleaf Sumac, Rhus copallina, is a shrub or occasionally a small tree. It is widespread in open uplands along fence rows and in waste places. It is a prolific sprouter after a fire. |
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