Details:
1) we have no neighbors except a corn field so the view won't change by removing the pine (privacy screen is not needed)
2) we probably have ten other pines in that bed (which runs the entire south side of our property)
3) we have a number of other flowering bushes which we can already see (rhododendron, oak leaf hydrangea, lilacs, etc)
4) we could easily find another spot for the viburnum closer to the house
5) I have never attempted to move anything before- ever- let alone something so well established.

Thoughts?

Dee

Around here that is usually late October to mid-November. That gives the plants at least 4 weeks to establish new roots before winter. They will continue to grow roots until the soil temperature is below 40 degrees F.

Coincidentally, I've got 3 6 foot Viburnum lentago that I really need to move out of a shade bed full of perennials. They were planted there as seedlings and it was supposed to only be a "holding bed"! Totally forgot about them this Spring - now it's too late, they're getting ready to bloom a few flowers (for the first time).

Terrene, you sound like an expert at this. I don't know why I'm so scared about moving things. Clearly people do it all the time. I might post you back in mid-fall for more specific instructions.

We actually had an arborist out today to give us a bid on a few things. One of which was removing the pine in question. Keep you posted.

Another good reason to get more than one Viburnum is that they need to be cross pollinated to produce abundant berries - so you need two genetically different individuals with overlapping bloom times to get good pollination.