[78] Walters Viburnum Images
Planting a viburnum hedge is best undertaken in fall although spring is a close second.
[75] Walters Viburnum Images Download. A group of walter s viburnums would make a fine native species. Vanessa richins myers is a seasoned horticulturist garden writer and educator with 10 years of experience in the horticulture and gardening space. How to prune viburnum really depends on what you want to accomplish with a plant.
Partial to full sun. Native to florida. The disease anthracnose caused by colletotrichum spp appears as.
It s also a favorite nesting site for cardinals and other song. 01 of 13. The same is true of when to prune viburnums timing depends on your goal.
8 to 25 ft mature spread. This florida native features a mass of small white flowers in the spring that attract butterflies and its fall fruit attract birds and other wildlife. Unfortunately it is not widely available but more nurseries are offering it every year.
Viburnum obovatum walter s viburnum click on picture for more images of this species. Clusters of small white flowers cover the plant followed by shiny red to black berries. Full sun to partial sun.
Needs regular watering weekly or more often in extreme heat. Learn about the spruce s editorial process. It is a shrub or small tree that can grow to a height of about 20 feet.
Walter s viburnum will grow to about 20 feet but you can also choose dwarf forms. Otherwise pruning viburnum is a chore you tackle at specific times in the life of the plant. 6 to 10 ft growth rate.
Viburnum obovatum walter viburnum. It is difficult to determine which form you are buying by simply. 7a 10b mature height.
12 species of viburnum shrubs. It is a shrub or small tree that can grow to a height of about 27 feet. These fungal leaf spots on viburnum typically are angular to irregular shaped and the leaf tissue in the spots is sunken and dry.
Viburnum hedge care often involves regular trimming. Fungal leaf spots typically occur during warm moist summer months and initially will occur on older foliage. Work in organic peat moss as well as composted cow manure to the soil before you begin.
Dwarf walter s viburnum viburnum obovatum densa sku 2008. Viburnum pruning is not an annual task unless you re growing a young plant that you re pruning to a tree shape. Trees occur throughout northern and central florida south to charlotte county.
Spots may begin small but enlarge or merge and may be reddish to grayish brown. Unfortunately it is not widely available. Available as shrub less so as a tree drought tolerance.
It tolerates hard pruning and could be made into topiary or formal hedges. Image by wallygrom under a flickr creative commons attribution sharealike license. Walter viburnum in the opinion of some nursery growers is the very best viburnum for use in central and south florida.
The more manicured you want the hedge to look the more often. However there are forms of this plant that are upright spreading weeping or dwarf. As a shrub walter s viburnum is very dense and is quite suitable for hedging.
Left to its own growth pattern walter s viburnum becomes a beautiful shrub with a dense rounded form eventually developing into a small tree with a broad spreading crown. Alternatively add them to each hole when you plant.