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| I planted two V. sieboldii in 1978. One died in the '88 drought. The other lives on, but has had a troubled life in a wooded area with considerable shade. The soil is well drained and this specimen isn't very drought tolerant. Nor is it tolerant of late freezes. It has suffered from those conditions every 3-5 years or so. It's clearly not well-suited for these conditions, but it has survived.
I don't recall ever seeing decent fall color on this plant. But, in this unusual autumn season, it's not looking too bad at all. I wonder if it'll ever repeat. This photo was taken fairly early this morning.
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- Posted by viburnumvalley z5/6 KY (My Page) on Tue, Nov 8, 11 at 23:20
| I have several Viburnum sieboldii here at the Valley (none as old as yours), including 'Seneca', 'Ironclad', seedlings, and my latest acquisition - several individuals of 'Wavecrest'. Most years, the fall color of the older plants don't reach as much color as your image shows. 'Wavecrest' is my investment not only in cross-pollination but in potential decent fall color. I have seen this plant at the Morton Arboretum outside Chicago with blazing red fall color; that is its stock in trade. I hope it performs as advertised some day here. |
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- Posted by restorephoto 5 central Indiana (My Page) on Fri, Nov 11, 11 at 16:58
| I hope your investment is a success. I've never considered trying another V. sieboldii and probably won't ever. I'd settle for this subtle fall color each year on this one, but may never see it again. On the one hand, it wasn't an outstanding year for fall color. On the other hand, several plants have really outdone themselves. We finally had our first snow shower yesterday. Now looking forward to spring! |
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- Posted by viburnumvalley z5/6 KY (My Page) on Sat, Nov 12, 11 at 18:10
| Try another - in a neighbor's yard, if for no other reason than to have a decent pollinating partner around. You've probably had weak fruiting with the singular plant? I originally got Viburnum sieboldii after seeing the plantings of V. s. 'Seneca' at Cornell in full blazing red fruit - it hurt my eyes to stare at them. You do yourself a disservice to not at least experience that once in a lifetime. |
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- Posted by restorephoto 5 central Indiana (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 7:41
| I may have an opportunity to plant in the neighbor's yard! :) Lots of empty space over there. I've planted a couple of trees there in the past. The house is for sale and I'm looking forward to helping new neighbors do some landscape planning if not landscaping itself. My V. sieboldii has had very little fruit over the years. Often none at all. I had a single seedling come up several years ago, but it didn't survive the first winter. |
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