Bring four-season structure to your landscape with Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Blaze™' (arrowwood viburnum 'Blue Blaze™'). You get a sturdy, deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub with flat-topped clusters of creamy white flowers in spring, followed by blue-black drupes that add late-season interest and provide valuable food for birds.
Plant it where it can grow to its mature size of about 5-6 feet tall and wide. For the best performance, give it full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil, though it is adaptable once established. Water regularly during the first growing season, then water during prolonged dry spells. A 2-3 inch layer of mulch helps hold moisture and keeps weeds down while protecting shallow roots.
Use 'Blue Blaze™' as a flowering hedge, privacy screen, foundation anchor, or in naturalized plantings along woodland edges. Prune right after flowering if you need to shape it, because next season's blooms form on older growth. For the showiest fruit display, plant with another compatible Viburnum dentatum selection nearby to improve pollination.