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| boo-hoo... I've had Viburnum 'Dawn' for 6 years. This spring was the first year that it got enough blooms to actually scent the yard. And now this...arrrgghhhh... I took out about 80% of it. I hope it recovers. Is there anything I can do to help it? From what I've read, it doesn't sound like it.
Even some new growth is wilting right away.
This view shows a bit of hope:
Apparently, it started earlier and I missed it. Some damage that's older:
Despite the old branches gone, I think this massive wilt came on suddenly. I think I would have noticed it earlier. We have had a decent amount of rain this spring, but nothing excessive. Although we did have an unusual stretch of cool, cloudy and damp weather a week ago for 5 or so days. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 3, 11 at 10:20
| after 6 inches of rain.. and 10 to 20 degrees below normal in may... we are in week 5 of severe drought... first the lawn browned out.. then the shrubs started sagging ... [why is your lawn browning.. dog or moisture???] ALL my shrubs look just like yours ... take a hand trowel.. and gently dig around.. and see how much moisture is in the soil ... and and perhaps give it a good drench if the soil is dry ... i would rule out other things .. before i would jump to disease ... but if that is not the issue.. then i will defer .... since i have never had VW on viburnam ... i will leave that to the peeps in the know ... ken |
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| Good eyes Ken...most brown spots are doggie spots! The others are general neglect - LOL. No drought here. Everything is doing well. I have not had to water hardly at all. A 6-year old viburnum should be well established and able to handle normal conditions or even below-normal. Interestingly, about 15-20 feet away last year I had a Viburnum 'Odondaga' that was partially wilting. Last year we did have a serious drought and extra watering barely helped, but I chalked that up to conditions. Now I suspect the two Viburnums are suffering from the same problem -- whatever it may be. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 3, 11 at 11:56
| my damage is on 10 year old lilac and mock orange.. some of the hardiest drought resistant plants there are.. did you dig a hole.. just out of curiosity??? if last years drought did the same thing.. why are you not wondering now???? disease tends to hit already stressed plants... so i want to find out what it is stressed over ... ken |
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| if last years drought did the same thing.. why are you not wondering now???? cause there is no drought now. far from it. As I said, all other plants look great. Came on suddenty RIGHT after big rain and stretch of cool, damp weather -- which fungus diseases thrive on. As a matter of fact, I happened to have taken a video of my backyard the day before I noticed this. I tried to see if I could see the damage on it in that video and its not visible (although its not a real clear shot). Look between the Rose of Sharon and the Physocarpus 'Summer Wine'. |
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| Wendy, I recall about a year ago you posted a thread about a critter den with an opening about the size of a baseball in a relatively open area of your shrub border. Did you ever determine what the critter was and whether or not it has moved on to greener pastures? I ask because this winter I had an identical critter hole with severe damage to two beautiful viburnums and a dwarf willow in a straight line from the den. |
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| Katie, good memory. A critter den could certainly be responsible for a partial-loss like this. But no holes visible on this right side perimeter. Last year's hole was on the left side. Sorry for your losses. Wendy |
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