Chindo Viburnum problem
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Comments (8)I live in the DC suburbs. My chindo is on the east facing wall as part of the foundation of my house. Only 3 hours of sun. The tallest stem is now 6-7 feet. 2 years after I planted it. I trim it to keep it from speading too much horizontally. I planted it in the fall. the first year it had some damage. But it rebounded and is easy to trim & take care of. Nice foliage good looking. Solid but it has never knocked my socks off. If it went away, I wouldn't necessarily look for another chindo. Part of the chorus not a featured performer....See MoreHow does Chindo Sweet Viburnum thrive in North Texas?
Comments (4)This note can't tell you how they do in North Texas, but a few years ago, a friend and I both planted Chindo viburnums here in Austin and they did very poorly for us. Our neighborhoods are 20+ miles apart, different soil and she's on the south end of town, but we had the same experience. Our plants looked OK for a few years. They would make some growth in warmer weather, and look promising in fall, but every cold snap/ice event left them practically collapsed on the ground. The branches died back so severely that after 2 rough winters in a row, the viburnums were smaller than when they were first planted, and finally dead. I don't know if they'd like North Texas better!...See MoreChindo Viburnum Issue
Comments (2)Is the damage only on the old leaves? If so then it could just be part of the leaf dying before it falls off. If the damage is on the new leaves also then I think you have a disease problem and my guess would be bacterial - but that is just a guess. There are sprays but they don't do as much good as just plucking all the infected leaves, pruning out the infected branches and cleaning up the area around the bushes and taking extra good care of them until they bounce back (throw everything away, don't add it to the compost pile). My attitude is usually that if a disease is fast moving and seems to be overtaking the plants then anything I spray isn't going to get to work in time. Helping the plant get healthy seems to help them recover stronger. But it takes time and it takes work and there are many diseases out there. Most viburnums are pretty tough in my experience....See Morespacing of sweet chindo viburnum
Comments (12)i took your title name ... to google... found the latin ... again googled.. then flipped to images ... see link below ... this is how i try to SEE ... the potential of a given named plant ... frankly ... though you can prune things to your hearts desire ... it might have too much potential for your yard .. but how hard you want to work pruning.. is up to you ... but keep in mind.. will you still be willing to do it in 10.. or 20 years ... i made some bad decisions.. about 15 years ago ... lol .. with some shrubs that are now taking up a lot of square feet ... but luckily.. i have 5 acres ... ken https://www.google.com/search?q=odoratissimum+var.+awabuki.&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=l7CRVd_jDMPLogSX2IXICw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=842&bih=745&dpr=0.9...See Morekribensis
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