Comments on: Help needed with my Viburnum plant http://blog.gardenharvestsupply.com/2009/07/16/help-needed-with-my-viburnum-plant/ Garden Harvest Supply sells home and garden products with the goal of providing high quality products at affordable prices. We also emphasize products that are safe for you, your pets and the environment. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen http://blog.gardenharvestsupply.com/2009/07/16/help-needed-with-my-viburnum-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-5360 Karen Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:25:44 +0000 http://blog.gardenharvestsupply.com/?p=471#comment-5360 It sounds like it is in a good position for sun, but it may be needing pruning to remove some the older wood and to revitalize it a bit. Most shrubs after a few years appreciate a little thinning out. Plus all viburnums like some fertilizer in the early spring to help them get going. A balanced slow-release fertilizer is best. You could supplement with a little "bloom" type fertilizer. That would be one where the second number of the three is the highest. Another suggestion, since you have only one plant, is to try planting at least one other Arrowwood viburnum somewhere else in your yard, or talk a neighbor into planting one. Fruit set is improved when there is another variety around for cross-pollination. He may just be lonely. I hope this helps and that you have lots of beautiful blue berries (like the photo shows) for you and the birds to enjoy. Karen It sounds like it is in a good position for sun, but it may be needing pruning to remove some the older wood and to revitalize it a bit. Most shrubs after a few years appreciate a little thinning out. Plus all viburnums like some fertilizer in the early spring to help them get going. A balanced slow-release fertilizer is best. You could supplement with a little “bloom” type fertilizer. That would be one where the second number of the three is the highest.

Another suggestion, since you have only one plant, is to try planting at least one other Arrowwood viburnum somewhere else in your yard, or talk a neighbor into planting one. Fruit set is improved when there is another variety around for cross-pollination. He may just be lonely.

I hope this helps and that you have lots of beautiful blue berries (like the photo shows) for you and the birds to enjoy.

Karen

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