Viburnum dentatum bloom sequence
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Comments (3)The plain one is the "straight species" and the other two are the cultivars. You can plant a plain one and a cultivar to get what you're wanting (assuming they bloom at the same time, as they should, I know but they can be tricky). I'd suggest you also plant some Viburnum acerifolium (maple leaf viburnum). It cross pollinates my V. dentatum so they both get berries. It also has lovely fall color (much better than V. dentatum). That's a big space you have there and I'd suggest you consider planting about 4 plants within the 21 foot width. As you probably know these are native plants (V. dentatum and V. acerifolium) and replacing the rose with these will be a nice return to the kind of plants found in NC originally. The birds will thank you not just for the berries, but the also for the native insects that they attract; the birds feed the insects to their young. So you are doing TWO good things for the birds!...See MoreViburnums pollination, propagation, provenance: Oh my!
Comments (43)Thanks for such a well-written explanation! I purchased viburnum trilobum compactum plants from Forestfarm several years ago-- and although they survived for ten years or longer, they never did anything. Now I understand why they never produced fruit . . . but actually, they barely even bloomed! I finally gave up and pulled them out this spring. Very disappointing. As to why plants of different provenance bloom at different times even if they are of the same species, maybe you could think of it this way: every species has some genetic variability within the species. A group of specimens growing in a certain area would tend to produce seedlings that bloomed at several different times. However, the seedlings that bloomed at the best time for that location would have a natural advantage over the seedlings that bloomed a little too early, or a little too late. Therefore, by natural selection, the bloom time that is best for the area would eventually become the most commonly found genetically-programmed bloom time amongst plants in that area. In other words, the gene pool of seedlings in that location would have been narrowed. Similarly, seedlings from a different part of the country would slowly narrow their genetic pool to reflect whatever bloom time is best for their location. When you then order plants from the two different locations, even though you are now growing them in identical conditions, their bloom times will continue to be influenced by their genetic programming as well as their current growing conditions-- and this will be true for as long as those two plants live, even if they are growing side-by-side. Does that make sense? I realize that I'm not explaining it very clearly. :( (Maybe another way to understand it is to think about humans: we are all one species, but we look a lot different according to our ethnic backgrounds because when groups of people were isolated geographically from other groups, an unusual or recessive trait-- red hair, for example-- had the opportunity of becoming very common within that specific isolated population.)...See MoreViburnum dentatum & Friends
Comments (117)Hi, I need some experienced advice based on the spread/growth habit of Viburnum lentago (ÂNannyberry ViburnumÂ). I want to plant two Viburnum lentago shrubs in my yard - I need two to ensure fruiting. I know that (under optimal conditions, when left naturally as a multiple-trunk shrub as IÂll grow them) Viburnum lentago can reach around 18 to 20Âtal; IÂm not sure of the spread on a 20 tall specimen, but I think it would be around 10 to 15Â? My situation is this: I have a single 12 gap in my landscape and a separate 7 gap (which is in heavy shade). I could either both shrubs in the 12 gap or one shrub in the 12 gap and the other shrub in the 8 gap. 1. If I grow the two shrubs in the 12 gap (allowed 6 spread each), would they still grow to a tall height? I want them to grow tall for privacy and I read from one source that when their spread is restricted, they do not grow as large  I hope that not as large means not as wide, net not restricting the height. 2. If I grow only one of the two shrubs in the 12 gap, will the other shrub out-of-view grown in a tight 7 gap in heavy shade produce too few flowers that not much pollination between the two. 3. If I plant the two in the 12 gap only 1 apart, would the two root systems inosculate (fuse, natural graft) so that, in effect, one shrub would be formed that bares flowers from both originals. 4. If I plant the two 4 apart and give them a little more spread (opening the gap to 15 total), maybe since they can spread out freely on opposing ends and only have dense mutual shade in between them. 5. Would you recommend I leave one in the 12 gap and leave the other in the small 7 shaded spot in the corner of the yard, but remove scion wood from the second to be grafted onto the first? I would hope that grafting viburnum spp is not difficult, although I would imagine that this might require some upkeep since they are always putting out more suckers and perhaps crowding out old ones. Thanks, Steve So, to recap, I need two for cross-pollination for fruiting, and I would like at least one of the two to grow around 18 tall....See MoreWhat viburnums are blooming mid-June in Z5?
Comments (4)My mapleleaf viburnums have cross pollinated a 'Blue Muffin' two years in a row. They are all very close together and bloomed at the same time. Prior to my purchasing the 'Blue Muffin', the mapleleaf viburnums had blooms but no fruit so I do believe it is the 'Blue Muffin' that effected that change. Of course, here in Georgia, all that happened a couple of months ago!...See Morenewyorkrita
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