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Viburnum burkwoodii
I planted an evergreen Viburnum burkwoodii in August. It is in a reasonably
well drained site and I have been careful to ensure that it has been well watered during the September dry spell. However, most of its leaves have all started to go yellow and are starting to fall. I know that it is usual for evergreens to loose some of its leaves but to me this seems rather excessive. Is this a feature of a newly planted Viburnum or do I have a real problem? Les |
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Viburnum burkwoodii
"les" wrote I planted an evergreen Viburnum burkwoodii in August. It is in a reasonably well drained site and I have been careful to ensure that it has been well watered during the September dry spell. However, most of its leaves have all started to go yellow and are starting to fall. I know that it is usual for evergreens to loose some of its leaves but to me this seems rather excessive. Is this a feature of a newly planted Viburnum or do I have a real problem? Lovely shrub - gorgeous scent when in flower. They're more like semi-evergreen really. This time of year you will start to get some leaf loss and by the end of winter they can be quite bare looking before new growth starts. Probably your new plant is just not yet well established enough to hang on for longer. In a bad winter they can also be susceptible to cold winds, so best not planted where too exposed. I thought mine was giving up the ghost once when a whole large branch upped and died, but in the end it survived major surgery and I decided the damage was caused after the neighbour removed some shrubs and trees her side of the boundary and had opened a bit of a wind tunnel. -- Sue |
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Viburnum burkwoodii
"Sue" wrote in message eenews.net... "les" wrote I planted an evergreen Viburnum burkwoodii in August. It is in a reasonably well drained site and I have been careful to ensure that it has been well watered during the September dry spell. However, most of its leaves have all started to go yellow and are starting to fall. I know that it is usual for evergreens to loose some of its leaves but to me this seems rather excessive. Is this a feature of a newly planted Viburnum or do I have a real problem? Lovely shrub - gorgeous scent when in flower. They're more like semi-evergreen really. This time of year you will start to get some leaf loss and by the end of winter they can be quite bare looking before new growth starts. Probably your new plant is just not yet well established enough to hang on for longer. In a bad winter they can also be susceptible to cold winds, so best not planted where too exposed. I thought mine was giving up the ghost once when a whole large branch upped and died, but in the end it survived major surgery and I decided the damage was caused after the neighbour removed some shrubs and trees her side of the boundary and had opened a bit of a wind tunnel. -- Sue Many thanks Sue. That's put my mind at ease. Les |
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