WAYFARING TREE – Viburnum lantana: [ 10 ]
More of a shrub it grows to 5m. It has large, oval, slightly wrinkly leaves with round toothed edges. The underside of a leaf is covered with soft, grey hairs. Lots of small, creamy white flowers group together in a large, flat topped flowerhead called an umbel. The 5 petalled flowers are scented and once pollinated turn into red berries. The oval berries then turn black and are poisonous. Birds eat the berries and insects, such as hoverflies, feed on the nectar. Traditionally the bendy stalks were used to tie hay bales and its straight wood used to make arrows.
More of a shrub it grows to 5m. It has large, oval, slightly wrinkly leaves with round toothed edges. The underside of a leaf is covered with soft, grey hairs. Lots of small, creamy white flowers group together in a large, flat topped flowerhead called an umbel. The 5 petalled flowers are scented and once pollinated turn into red berries. The oval berries then turn black and are poisonous. Birds eat the berries and insects, such as hoverflies, feed on the nectar. Traditionally the bendy stalks were used to tie hay bales and its straight wood used to make arrows.