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hoping to identify these plants

Jameszone7a Philadelphia

2 years ago

In the first two pictures is what I believe is some sort of viburnum. While at work I was dropping something off at this building and could smell this from the door. Figured I’d do some further research when I got home. Then while cutting a lawn on a property I smelled a similar smell. I noticed the plant in the pictures for the first time ever ( I’ve been cutting the lawn for years) I am hoping to identify them and also am hoping they are the same because I can remove the one on the lawn I cut and take it to my house!

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Tim Wood
2 years ago
It appears to Viburnum carlesii, the Korean spice Viburnum.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
any one of the fragrant variations on the V theme ...

mine is V burkwoodii 'mohawk'

if the wind is blowing in the right direction .... you can smell it 100 feet away ...

its a full sun plant.. the second one is a bit sparse due to growing under that tree ... lacking sun.. and maybe some root competition on water ...

usually a decent length flower show in a cool spring.. but this MI spring.. mine got wiped out by a freeze.. the day after it opened ...

ken
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Good advice above re cutting back the tall tree and choosing replacements. I'm in the mid-Atlantic region, so wouldn't venture to suggest plants for your region. I would, however, suggest that you think carefully about the river rock. Many people have rued the day they installed it, or purchased a home with it in the landscape. It's a huge project to remove. Organic matter will collect among the stones, where weed seeds will germinate and grow. The stones collect and radiate the sun's heat, leading to a warmer & dryer soil, whereas an organic mulch like shredded wood will lead to conditions more like those on a forest floor - cool and moist - and will eventually decompose and improve soil structure and bio-activity. If the stones are light in color, they will also reflect the sun's light back up to the undersides of the leaves (an unnatural situation) and, according to some sources, increase certain pest activity. If you are considering the river rock as a way to brighten that northern exposure, instead consider some plants with variegated green and white foliage. These really pop in the shade. Chartreuse also works very well for this purpose, but I'm not sure how it would look with the colors of your house.
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the longer the roots .. meaning perennial .. the longer it takes to warm the soil down thru the roots .. and to therefor break dormancy ... and that may be why its behind other things .. you cant compare anything based on that observation alone ... it also suggests.. its not random seed.. since the surface soil warmed long ago... so wait a week or two more.. and shoot us a pic.. and hopefully we can secure the ID ... that said.. if you are visiting mom and wont be back.. slave labor for moms cooking.. or something like that.. just get rid of it.. and make her happy ... never screw with the cook .. lol ... and.. if your curious.. take it with you .. pot it up.. and see what comes of it.. you can always gift it back to her for another meal .. lol ... ken ps: i moved 60 miles from mom .. and visited every other weekend .. splitting w/e with bro .... and at 85 i had to tell her .. ma.. i work harder in your garden this two days a month.. than i do on my 5 acres .. lol ... but now that she has passed.. its those sunday meals i miss most.. and cant quite recreate ...
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Embothrium
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First one may be V. x juddii
Jameszone7a Philadelphia
Original Author
2 years ago
Awesome thanks everyone! I am definitely going to give the second a better home in my yard. It’s in between two trees with shade and still looks decent. I can’t imagine it’s potential in a better spot !
Embothrium
2 years ago
Move when leafless.
HighColdDesert
2 years ago
Wow! I even got a whiff of it just from the photo alone!

(that's how powerful memory can be)
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
yes.. move it in dormancy..

here is a good primer.. note section one ..

https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub

everyone has a prevailing wind ... different per season ... so go sit on your porch or patio right now.. and see.. over a week or so.. if you can determine such .. so you can plant it in a spot where when it is in spring bloom... it will drift to your.. as sheldon would say... your spot ...

if you simply have no option but to move it soon .. let us know.. we might be able to come up with some ideas how to best save it.. doing it in the wrong season ... there are times when you do what you hve to do ... but you must work witht he expectation.. that it might take a few years to get it back into shape ...

these arent rare nor very expensive ... price one out at a reasonable size... and then decide if it is worth the labor and time to mess with this one.. but you sound young.. and the labor probably isnt an issue ... but free is free ...

ken
Jameszone7a Philadelphia
Original Author
2 years ago
Yeah ken I am gonna move it soon being that the property will be sold soon. I’ve got a baby and another on the way so I am always home. I’ve got the time to baby it and sometimes a challenge is fun. I am putting in out near the back deck on the side closer to the door so we can smell it !

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