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Help - Sweet Viburnum keeps dying
Posted on 11/7/22 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 11/7/22 at 1:24 pm
I have a row of sweet viburnum in my back yard for privacy. They had been doing great for many years, but over the last couple years, I keep having some of them die on me and have to be replaced. Right now, I have 3 that are turning brown and seem to be dying. I don't know why they keep dying on me. Any idea what is going on? Pic of one of my dying bushes below.
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Posted on 11/7/22 at 1:32 pm to jfw3535
I have several on my property and they are prone to sudden death of entire large trunks, but it rarely kills the plant. I believe it happens most when there is a late freeze in the spring and the trees get attacked by borers. But I have also seen it occur spontaneously at other times of the year. Just cut that branch/trunk out
eta: They grow back very quickly
eta: They grow back very quickly
This post was edited on 11/7/22 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 11/7/22 at 3:09 pm to jfw3535
Any change in drainage? They don't like wet feet.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 4:26 pm to jfw3535
We had the same issue, with around 1/3 of the viburnum randomly dying in the hedgerow each year.
Eventually I dug out those plants and put in a different variety - I believe it was Viburnum Odoratissima from a different nursery - and those have been growing for several years without problems.
All of the new plants appeared to die in an unusually hard freeze two years ago, but every one grew back to their original size after a year.
Eventually I dug out those plants and put in a different variety - I believe it was Viburnum Odoratissima from a different nursery - and those have been growing for several years without problems.
All of the new plants appeared to die in an unusually hard freeze two years ago, but every one grew back to their original size after a year.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 4:33 pm to jfw3535
I had exact same thing happen. A viburnum hedge consisting of 6 plants about 15' tall started rapidly dying. The bark at the base of the trunk would fall away, and there was lots of white fungus under the bark. Smaller bushes would sprout from the roots but have the same fungus and bark peeling in a couple of years. Only one plant has survived this long (20 years) but it's dropping lower leaves now.
Azaleas planted among the viburnum have remained healthy.
Azaleas planted among the viburnum have remained healthy.
Posted on 11/9/22 at 2:41 pm to Tree_Fall
Y’all planted them too close and not high enough
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