260 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
WITCH HOBBLE OR HOBBLE-BUSH 
A shrub well known to all campers or travelers who 
frequent the North Woods. Its prostrate habit of 
branching is responsible for its well-chosen name, 
WITCH HOBBLE 
Viburnum alnifoluum 
Form 
A shrub from 3’ to 10’ in height. 
LEAVES 
Heart-shaped from 3” to 8” broad; 
deeply veined and rough in appear- 
ance; margin with fine teeth. Turn 
brillant red or orange m autumn 
FLOWERS 
Bloom in May and June. White 
in color and borne in flat clusters 
3” to 5’ across. 
Fruit 
Dark red to purple with soft pulp; 
stone 3” long 
RANGE 
Maine to Michigan south to North 
Carolina. 
