Common Names
Black haw, blackhaw viburnum, cramp bark, sheepberry, shonny, sloe, sloe-leaved viburnum, stagbush, sweethaw.

Description
A perennial shrub or small tree, 10 to 20 feet in height, with spreading branches. The dull-colored leaves are broadly ovate, opposite, and petioled, with finely serrated margins. Produces white flowers and dullish black oval fruit.

Flowering Period
April to May.

Habitat
Thickets, borders of woods, and shores.

Harvest
Bark of root or stem in the fall.

Uses
This plant has the same qualities a s V. nudum. In Appalachia, a root tea is used as a tonic.