It is native to eastern Asia, and can be found as an introduced plant in the mid-Atlantic regions in the U.S from New York to Virginia.

During the summer the foliage is dark green and during the autumn season the colors vary from bronze to burgundy.

[4] In its native range of China, Japan, and Korea, Linden arrowwood can be found in lowlands, open forests, and scrubby areas.

[13] This plant has spread only locally in the United States, and its populations are concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region.

[7] The berries, leaves, and stems are used in traditional Chinese medicine to make a soup for snake bites, for dysentery, and for use as a vermifuge.

It is considered a threat to native species because shade the foliage produces may limit the sunlight to other plants near it.

Also, Viburnum dilatatum has an advantage due to the growth of the leaves which come out in the spring and are kept until late in the fall.

Countermeasures that are strongly recommended in order to decrease the reproduction of the species are to pull them out of the ground if they are under 0.91 metres (3 ft 0 in) in height, or for taller plants, to cut to ground level before it fruits and spray with a herbicide in order to stop growth[3] The seed heads from mature plants should be removed to stop dispersal.

[7] Linden arrowwood should be grown in moist fertile soil that is slightly acidic or neutral to have best results.