What’s happening with my Viburnum? Over the last three years or so it’s been gradually dying. I talked with an expert who told me it might not be what I was thinking.
: ̗̀➛ Classic Viburnums: https://www.classicviburnums.com
Viburnum disease information sources:
: ̗̀➛ Leaf beetle: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/viburnum-leaf-beetle/
: ̗̀➛ Crown borers: https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/tree-plant-care/plant-care-resources/viburnum-crown-borers/
: ̗̀➛ Botryosphaeria canker: https://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=58
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29 Comments
I had an issue with a specific type of rhododendron which I got rid of and replaced with the same cultivar but in a different area of the garden and the same issue came up, I’m giving up with it now but sometimes it’s worth giving things a second go
Hmmm…a new series! Plant autopsy! Cue the CSI theme song…
Great information Erin – thanks for the details. Sometimes we just don't think things through and if we have a problem sometimes we just rip things out and start over, even mistakenly with planting the same plant in the same spot! PS – where did you get that saw, I can't find it in your Amazon store. Happy New Year!
Thanks Erin! I'm struggling with an ailing 20 year old Carlisle viburnum. Leaves brown, dry, branch die back. Had extension examine sample branch and soil tested. No apprent problem. Giving it another season with lots of TLC. Trimmed back dead. Love this shrub . Garden 6a in Overland Park, KS. Enjoy your channel
…and your approach to gardening!!!
What a fantastic idea for a post! I would have loved it if you could have just done a minute at the end on what you are currently thinking and why. Thanks for your time and energy … enjoy your channel very much!
I recently lost my Bridal Wreath Spirea . I wish I followed you then as you give fantastic advice. It was hard as my mom had one, and when I bought my home, it was one of the first shrubs I planted (30 years ago). Thank you for showing the good, the bad, and the ugly of gardening.
interesting video ( u k )
Great video on diagnosis and research of a problem, thank you! I’m adding my request to another comment asking about your reasons for changing your mind about the diagnosis. Maybe you meant to and it just slipped your mind? That info would be very helpful also. On another unrelated subject, I saw the burn pile in back of you and wondered if the boards are old or newer treated ones? I think the new ones are ok to burn but the older aren’t because they were treated with arsenic. Pretty sure you already know that but wanted to mention it just in case. 😉👍❤️
I loveeeee Viburnums! So sad yours has to go. I in no way am an expert on anything plant related…at 4:31 I see little white dots on the bark of the branch in the lower left side. Are those bugs of any kind??
Love your garden!!
I have a viburnum 'Summer Snowflake' that can't make up its mind if it is going to live or not. The first few years it was beautiful but now the base looks like yours did, a stump of sawed off branches. It does still send up smaller shoots from this base. Around three years old it was seven feet tall and three feet across but now it is a petite four feet tall and two feet across. Two university sites say it has no serious insect or disease problems. I wish they'd come and have a talk with ours because I'm thinking it is not hardy.
Thanks Erin.❄️💚🙃
I stay away from experts now, every time I called State extensions offices or "Universities" to talk to experts no one ever returned my calls. The experts have no clue stick with hands on people with the working knowledge of what they GROW.
Good Saturday morning Erin. Happy New Year. For some strange reason, I'm also having trouble with my virurnum as well. And thanksfor all your gardening tips throughout the year. 👍👍
Great video! So informative. I am looking forward to when "future" and "present" Erin agree. Thank you for all the info and inspiration and hope.
Thanks, Erin!! I've had a similar problem with one of my double-files, and I've had a similar journey with it. It's good to know that even the most experienced and knowledgeable gardeners have the same challenges as someone like me! My real disappointment is that I thought viburnums were bang-for-your-buck, no-maintenance shrubs, because I'm lazy 💚😉💚
I'm glad you're a MG giving out advice, you're always helpful. Just curious if there's something like milky spore you could use to kill the bug underground, seen Yulia advise us to use it for Japanese beetles.?
Can you use a mixture of hydrogen peroxide to disinfect soil? I know you would probably have to use a different grade of peroxide as 3% isn't very strong. Thanks for your help.
Love vibutnums!
After gardening for the last 32 years I’ve come to the realization that the plants I add to my garden are often-times “disposables.” The reason I say that is: they weren’t there in the first place, as in naturalized. We experiment, push the edge on planting Zones, plant something we fall in love with but it really doesn’t belong where we plant it, etc. In essence, we are garden “inventors.” So the fact that I win some is great, but knowing full well that I will lose some too won’t throw me over the edge either. Thanks for sharing Erin. It’s always interesting to learn the research behind gardening decisions/problems.
Same problem with my viburnum. It was in the garden of the house I bought. I'll have to replace it, probably this year. Please update us on what happens with yours. It's very helpful. Thanks.
What is that awesome saw???!!
Could the drought have been the stress?
Now I know what happened to one of my hydrangea thank you Erin
I had two of those exact viburnums. Both got big and were lovely in bloom. Then one July, one plant had all the leaves turn sort of a reddish brown and hung on the branches. Hmmm, not good. That fall I cut it down and dug it out. Did not see anything on the bark or inside to indicate why. Now the other one, the next 2 seasons, had a FEW branches whose leaves turned brown and I cut them off. Last year it was still a big nice looking plant. We shall see what this year brings.
Thank-you for this video! Yes, I am very curious about your next viburnum – please keep us posted, are there any recent introductions of viburnum that have improved disease and pest resistance ??
I ordered 2 viburnums from them last spring. Gary and Sue are delightful people.
Maybe plant a hydrangea with similar size and flower form, like Hans Halo in that space instead. Plant the cool viburnum from Gary somewhere you can admire it and be a better viburnum caretaker 😉
Hope you took some picture's and then you could email them to Gary.
When I bought my house, there was some sort of cranberry viburnum planted in the front. I left it for a year while I worked on other parts of the house. I noticed it barely bloomed and the leaves were white on the ends. I took some to a nursery and was told it seemed like borers and was told what to look for. Sure enough, the base was riddled with holes and broke apart easily. I amended the bed and planted an Ivory Halo Dogwood in its place. I could not be happier with how that shrub looks and has performed.