What type of viburnum is this ?
S Rodriguez
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In georgia. Received them from a friend and need to know what type so I can put in the right spot.
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Viburnum ID
Comments (2)It may be a plicatum but it's NOT a tomentosum! Check out Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum 'Kern's Pink'. ('Roseum' has more maple-looking leaves and oddly enough, bright white flowers!) Here is a link that might be useful: Viburnum 'Kern's Pink'...See MoreWhat to expect after hard pruning a viburnum?
Comments (4)While we wait for an expert, I'll give you my opinion. I have at least a dozen types of viburnums and have grown them for about 20 years - at one time I thought I would try to grow them all, but I've scaled back my plans due to lack of space and the increased number of varieties on the market. If they are multi-stemmed, with several trunks coming out of the ground, you may have MUCH better luck removing 1/3 of the main stems to the ground instead of heading back the shrub. Trimming all stems to give a haircut is not going to be very good for your viburnums' eventual shape and is going to require at least annual repeat performances on your part. Removing 1/3 of the shrub can be done for 3 years in a row and followed up with an occasional removal of the tallest couple of branches. It should result in better shaped and more natural looking shrubs. By cutting some stems to the ground, you'll be encouraging the new growth to appear at the base of the plant, not at the top, and you won't have to worry that you may be removing all of next year's potential flowering stems. Also, with this treatment, you may even find that these shrubs perform well enough that you may want to keep them - right where they are....See MorePruning Viburnum
Comments (2)Are you willing to sacrifice some flowers to prune them now? If not, then wait and prune them after they bloom in the spring. Another choice is to lightly shape them now, not removing all that you want, but enough to get by until after bloom time. Depending on what kind you have (and I know you're going to try and figure that out), viburnums generally flower on the branch tips, so be aware of what you're cutting off. Are they too close to the house and brushing up against it?...See Morere: previous Bradford pear everywhere post
Comments (4)It was not off an exit, but almost to the north end of 400 towards Dalonaga. Up here we just turn off 400, no exits. I live nearby and will go back to take a better look at the viburnums. At home I have at least one of all native to compare as I wouldn't guarantee my ID on one for anything, I can tell what types it absolutely wasn't. Made me want to run home and fertilize my viburnum shrubs...and not fertilize my wax myrtle. Geeze. Big. But they had nothing that I knew was non native. The viburnum is the only thing that is potentially non native. Whoever did their landscape kept it completely simple and it works. Yes it was encouraging! I lived in Alpharetta and have no idea where burger king is. Tells you how often I eat fast food - where is that?...See More
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