Black haw Information
Black haw bark is a shrub or little tree universal in central and southern North America, characterized by its short meaningful winter buds and its acuminate, penetratingly serrulate, ovate leaves in long slim, glabrous, narrow-margined petioles. Its sessile white-flowered cymes are succeeded by bluish-black drupes.
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Blackhaw is perhaps the most generally spread Viburnum in Ohio, as Black haw bark is found throughout the state, ranging from shady mesic woodlands to unlock dry fields. It encompasses most of the Eastern United States in its broader delivery. Blackhaw has plump floral buds on arching branches in winter, white flowers in mid-spring, glossy foliage in summer, and combination of colorful foliage and fruits in autumn make it a native shrub with four-season appeal. Its common name comes from the final color (black) of its elliptical fruits in late autumn, coupled with the densely twiggy nature of its canopy resembling that of Hawthorns. Blackhaw slowly reaches 15 feet tall by 10 feet wide when found in the open, and if limbed up into tree form, may reach 20 feet tall by 15 feet wide. As a member of the Honeysuckle Family, it is related to the Honeysuckles, Elderberries, Weigelas, and the multitude of other Viburnums.
Black Haw Bark Used:
Black haw bark is used for dysmenorrheal, menstrual cramps and pain, menopausal metrorrhagia, hysteria, asthma, and heart palpitations. black haw bark is also used to lower blood pressure. black haw bark is possibly effective at relieving uterine spasms, but effectiveness in other instances has not been verified.
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