Educate me about Viburnum plicatum
One of my goals this year is to enable all of my shrubs that are dieceous or need cross pollination to actually fruit, I have what I think are different viburnum plicatum but as you can see they are shaped very differently. The flowers are similar. Are these similar enough? Could they be sterile in which case I’m wasting my time? I don’t recall seeing them fruit. I’d say they are 50 yards apart.
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Viburnum plicatum f tormentosum 'Shasta', fothergilla, & water
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Comments (5)Deer have ignored my chindo so far. There is a fungus that leaves spots on the leaves and results in leaf drop in the spring. Important to dispose of dropped leaves. Fungal spray is possible. As I posted in the other forum, the leatherleafs in my gardens (z-7b/8a) look simply awful during cold weather. The leaves that remain on the plant are all droopy, and that makes me feel droopy too....See Moredeer & viburnums
Comments (3)Just saw this post, so I'm not sure if I can still be of any help, but here goes . . . I planted a small (probably 2' tall) viburnum dentatum I purchased at a native plant sale about 5 ft. from the edge of our woods about 3 years ago. It has repeatedly been defoliated by deer in early spring, but has managed to cling to life. Finally, this year, I put a wire cage around it, and it was able to fully leaf out for the first time. I'm hoping if it can grow a few feet taller, it will be able to survive a little browsing by the deer. I also have a Viburnum lantana 'Mohican' in my back yard in an area that the deer regularly pass through. They seem to munch on this a little in early spring, when not much else has any new growth, but after that they leave it alone. I just planted two more viburnums yesterday -- v. trilobum 'Wentworth' and v. dentatum 'Chicago Lustre' -- next to the new deck we just finished. I'm hoping these will be somewhat protected by their proximity to our house. Some areas near the house seem to be a NO DEER ZONE for some reason, while other areas are grazed regularly, so we'll see....See MoreHave you ever grown Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'?
Comments (4)Hmmm...how much water are we talking about? The shade/partial shade requirement is there (some "junk" trees and a very tall pecan for airy shade). I wouldn't prune it, as I want it to grow up to 10-12 feet (but still stay under the powerlines - are we ok there?). Back along that fence line it's still pretty much straight red clay (I'm so thankful for my vegetable garden's soil!)...I'm tempted to try it, but really want to spend my money wisely. Can you think of another flowering shrub that would fit my criteria? Sharon...See MoreRelated Professionals
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So, to address what @kitasei2 is asking about:
If those are current photos, then you have two different Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum (Doublefile Viburnum) blooming at the same time. First hurdle crossed. 50 yards apart - 150 feet - shouldn't be too far for active pollinators to fly to achieve cross-pollination, but closer is always better. That would be hurdle number two.
Final hurdle is human observation! If you aren't visiting the plants after the petals fall, you may very well miss the show. You should see greenish fruit forming where fertile flowers were pollinated (in the center of the bloom, not the big showy sterile florets forming the perimeter).
They will color up to bright red in a few weeks to a month, depending on your local conditions.
They will be consumed by birds pretty quickly after they mature. If you have no birds, they finally turn a dark blue/black, and are quite edible.These pictures are all of the selection 'Shasta'. The images provided by @kitasei2 look like 'Shasta' or 'Mariesii' in the first image, and then one of the taller narrower selections like 'Summer Snowflake' in the second photo.
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