Arrows, Medicine & Sustenance: The Power of Arrowwood

With its flexible yet tough shoots, arrowwood (or Viburnum dentatum) was the perfect plant for making arrow shafts.

But that’s not all.

The Cherokee and other tribes made use of arrowwood for both survival and medicinal purposes, and that’s why I wanted to look into its history in this episode of Plant Connection.

And the story of arrowwood doesn’t end in the past.

With over a hundred species, some producing edible fruits, arrowwood has been great for all sorts of uses for hundreds of years. I want to share some of this fascinating plant’s story today.

Covered in this episode:

• How tribes used arrowwood for arrows, food, and medicine.
• The healing properties of arrowwood teas.
• Why birds and mammals depend on arrowwood.
• Arrowwood as a cultural symbol.
• How to grow arrowwood viburnum in your garden.

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Script - Jacob Ashton (https://jacobashton.net/)

Research - Adriana Gogolin

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