I have a cranberry "Wentworth" viburnum that was purchased from a local
nursery. It was in a 12 inch pot and I transplanted it immediately.
Within two days, I noticed some leaves wilting and now they are totally
brown and shriveled. Most of the wilting occurred on one branch, although
there are other branches with wilting of just the uppermost leaves. The
shrub looked quite healthy when I bought it.

I planted it in sandy to normal soil amended with spaghum peat moss and I
watered it thoroughly. It gets about 3 hours of late afternoon sun. Two
weeks have gone by and the wilting does not appear to be spreading any
further, so it looks like it will survive.

Anybody know what could have happened? What do I do now? Should I trim off
all the branches just below the wilted leaves or should I go further? The
worst branch is about 3 feet long and runs up right from the base. This
branch does not have many healthy leaves left.

The shape is rather upright right now. Will it round out naturally, or do I
need to prune it? Also, the viburnum is about three feet high, but the
bottom 12 inches are bare. Is there a way to encourage lower leaf growth?
Final question - do viburnums spread by sucker growth?

I'm in Michigan, zone 5 - thanks in advance!